Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Jun 26, 2018· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-11053
CVE-2018-11053
Description
Dell EMC iDRAC Service Module for all supported Linux and XenServer versions v3.0.1, v3.0.2, v3.1.0, v3.2.0, when started, changes the default file permission of the hosts file of the host operating system (/etc/hosts) to world writable. A malicious low privileged operating system user or process could modify the host file and potentially redirect traffic from the intended destination to sites hosting malicious or unwanted content.
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Affected products
2= 3.0.1, = 3.0.2, = 3.1.0, = 3.2.0+ 1 more
- (no CPE)range: = 3.0.1, = 3.0.2, = 3.1.0, = 3.2.0
- (no CPE)range: 3.0.1
Patches
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References
2- www.dell.com/support/article/us/en/19/sln310281/ism-dell-emc-idrac-service-module-improper-file-permission-vulnerabilitynvdPatchVendor Advisory
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/104567nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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