CVE-2020-29490: dell emc_unity_operating_environment Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2020-29490 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in dell emc_unity_operating_environment. EPSS estimates a 1.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 73.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 05-01-2021PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 16-09-2024Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
Dell EMC Unity, Unity XT, and UnityVSA versions prior to 5.0.4.0.5.012 contain a Denial of Service vulnerability on NAS Servers with NFS exports. A remote authenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability and cause Denial of Service (Storage Processor Panic) by sending specially crafted UDP requests.
CVSS metrics
3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions- NVDNIST6.5MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
1.50%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
74%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
+0.02 pp
From 1.48% on 19-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Dell4 products
- emc_unity_operating_environment< 5.0.4.0.5.012
- emc_unity_vsa_operating_environment< 5.0.4.0.5.012
- emc_unity_xt_operating_environment< 5.0.4.0.5.012
- unity≥ unspecified, < 5.0.4.0.5.012
1 vendor · 4 products