CVE-2021-20108: High severity manageengine assetexplorer vulnerability

Published Jul 19, 2021
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Updated

Manage Engine Asset Explorer Agent 1.0.34 listens on port 9000 for incoming commands over HTTPS from Manage Engine Server. The HTTPS certificates are not verified which allows any arbitrary user on the network to send commands over port 9000. While these commands may not be executed (due to authtoken validation), the Asset Explorer agent will reach out to the manage engine server for an HTTP request. During this process, AEAgent.cpp allocates 0x66 bytes using "malloc". This memory is never free-ed in the program, causing a memory leak. Additionally, the instruction sent to aeagent (ie: NEWSCAN, DELTASCAN, etc) is converted to a unicode string, but is never freed. These memory leaks allow a remote attacker to exploit a Denial of Service scenario through repetitively sending these commands to an agent and eventually crashing it the agent due to an out-of-memory condition.

Affected Software

1 affected component
ZohoCorp Manageengine Assetexplorer=1.0.34

Event History

Jul 19, 2021
CVE Published
via MITRE·02:34 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·02:34 PM
DescriptionWeakness
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Frequently Asked Questions

1

What is CVE-2021-20108?

CVE-2021-20108 is a vulnerability in Manage Engine Asset Explorer Agent 1.0.34 that allows any user on the network to send commands over port 9000 without authentication.

2

What is the severity of CVE-2021-20108?

CVE-2021-20108 has a severity rating of 7.5, which is considered high.

3

How does CVE-2021-20108 affect Manage Engine Asset Explorer Agent?

CVE-2021-20108 affects Manage Engine Asset Explorer Agent 1.0.34 by allowing any user on the network to send commands over port 9000 without authentication.

4

How can I fix CVE-2021-20108?

To fix CVE-2021-20108, upgrade Manage Engine Asset Explorer Agent to a version that addresses the vulnerability.

5

Where can I find more information about CVE-2021-20108?

You can find more information about CVE-2021-20108 at the following link: [https://www.tenable.com/security/research/tra-2021-29]

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