CVE-2020-5347: High severity Dell EMC Isilon OneFS vulnerability

Published Apr 3, 2020
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Updated

Dell EMC Isilon OneFS versions 8.2.2 and earlier contain a denial of service vulnerability. SmartConnect had an error condition that may be triggered to loop, using CPU and potentially preventing other SmartConnect DNS responses.

Affected Software

1 affected component
Dell EMC Isilon OneFS<=8.2.2

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade Dell EMC Isilon OneFS to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 8.2.2
  2. Compensating control

    Mitigate the SmartConnect denial-of-service condition by preventing/avoiding the SmartConnect error condition that can loop and consume CPU, to ensure SmartConnect DNS responses are not blocked.

Event History

Apr 3, 2020
CVE Published
via MITRE·11:20 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·11:20 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Apr 4, 2020
Data Sourced
via NVD·12:15 AM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2020-5347?

CVE-2020-5347 is a denial of service vulnerability in Dell EMC Isilon OneFS versions 8.2.2 and earlier.

2

How does CVE-2020-5347 affect Dell EMC Isilon OneFS?

CVE-2020-5347 can be exploited to trigger a looping error condition in SmartConnect, consuming CPU resources and potentially affecting SmartConnect DNS responses.

3

What is the severity of CVE-2020-5347?

CVE-2020-5347 has a severity value of 7.5 (High).

4

How can I fix CVE-2020-5347?

To fix CVE-2020-5347, update Dell EMC Isilon OneFS to version 8.2.3 or later.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2020-5347?

You can find more information about CVE-2020-5347 at the following link: [Dell EMC Isilon OneFS Security Update for DNS Protocol Vulnerabilities](https://www.dell.com/support/security/en-us/details/542190/DSA-2020-054-Dell-EMC-Isilon-OneFS-Security-Update-for-DNS-Protocol-Vulnerabilities).

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