ImageassistApplication · Dell

CVE-2019-3767

HIGH · 8.2 CVSS v3.1 Published 2019-10-14
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 8.7.15 or later.
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84/100
Remediation priority · High
Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Dell ImageAssist versions prior to 8.7.15 contain an information disclosure vulnerability. Dell ImageAssist stores some sensitive encrypted information in the images it creates. A privileged user of a system running an operating system that was deployed with Dell ImageAssist could potentially retrieve this sensitive information to then compromise the system and related systems.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

Dell ImageAssist versions prior to 8.7.15 store sensitive encrypted information within the OS images they create. A privileged user on a system deployed using these images could potentially extract this sensitive data to compromise the deployed system or related infrastructure.

MitigationUpgrade Dell ImageAssist to version 8.7.15 or later. For already-deployed systems using images created with vulnerable versions, re-create and re-deploy images with the patched version and rotate any potentially exposed credentials.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
ImageassistApplication
Affected:< 8.7.15

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Check if Dell ImageAssist is installed
    Locate Dell ImageAssist on the system - typically found in program directories or via system inventory tools. Look for the ImageAssist application or associated binaries.
    Affected if Dell ImageAssist is present on the system
  2. Determine the installed version of Dell ImageAssist
    Access the application or check its version property. Compare the version number against the vulnerable range: versions prior to 8.7.15 are affected.
    Affected if The installed version is lower than 8.7.15
  3. Identify OS images created with Dell ImageAssist
    Review image creation logs, output directories, or deployment records to find OS images generated by Dell ImageAssist.
    Affected if OS images exist that were created by a vulnerable version of Dell ImageAssist
  4. Check deployed systems using affected images
    Inventory systems deployed using images created with Dell ImageAssist versions prior to 8.7.15. These systems may contain embedded sensitive data.
    Affected if Deployed systems exist that were provisioned with images from vulnerable Dell ImageAssist versions

A user is affected if Dell ImageAssist version 8.7.15 or higher is not in use, AND OS images created by the vulnerable version have been deployed to systems.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

From vendor data
Upgrade available Upgrade to 8.7.15 or later
Fixed in 8.7.15
Interim mitigation

Upgrade Dell ImageAssist to version 8.7.15 or later. For already-deployed systems using images created with vulnerable versions, re-create and re-deploy images with the patched version and rotate any potentially exposed credentials.

Fix this in Imageassist Scoped from the published advisory
  • Consultation8.0 h
  • Implementation16.0 h
  • Testing8.0 h
  • Review / QA4.0 h
36.0 hours of engineering $6,400
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.

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