Vulnerability · Published Apr 2, 2021 · Assigned by dell
CVE-2021-21529
Low 3.8
In plain English
A low-severity uncontrolled resource consumption in DellEMC System Update - DSU from Dell. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 12% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)3.8Low
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 87.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Dell System Update (DSU) 1.9 and earlier versions contain a denial of service vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user with low privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability to cause the system to run out of memory by running multiple instances of the vulnerable application.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Dell | DellEMC System Update - DSU | unspecified – before DSU 1.9.1 |
Weakness: CWE-400 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L