CVE-2024-0158

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Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user with admin privilege

Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user with admin privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability to modify a UEFI variable, leading to denial of service and escalation of privileges.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.1 EPSS 0.00045

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Weakness Classification

CWE-20Improper Input Validation

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Affected Products & Versions

dell alienware m15 r6 firmware< 1.28.0
dell alienware m15 r7 firmware< 1.28.0
dell alienware m16 r1 firmware< 1.15.0
dell alienware m18 r1 firmware< 1.15.0
dell alienware m18 r2 firmware< 1.2.1
dell alienware x14 r2 firmware< 1.12.1
dell alienware x16 r1 firmware< 1.12.1
dell alienware x16 r2 firmware< 1.2.0
Show all 60 affected productsdell chengming 3900 firmware< 1.20.0
dell chengming 3910 firmware< 1.12.0
dell chengming 3911 firmware< 1.12.0
dell chengming 3990 firmware< 1.26.0
dell chengming 3991 firmware< 1.26.0
dell edge gateway 5000 firmware< 1.27.0
dell g15 5510 firmware< 1.23.0
dell g15 5511 firmware< 1.27.0
dell g15 5520 firmware< 1.23.0
dell g15 5530 firmware< 1.13.0
dell g16 7620 firmware< 1.23.0
dell g16 7630 firmware< 1.13.0
dell g3 3500 firmware< 1.29.0
dell g5 5000 firmware< 1.19.0
dell g5 5090 firmware< 1.25.0
dell g5 5500 firmware< 1.29.0
dell g7 7500 firmware< 1.31.0
dell g7 7700 firmware< 1.31.0
dell precision 3430 tower firmware< 1.29.0
dell precision 3431 tower firmware< 1.25.0
dell precision 3630 tower firmware< 2.27.0
dell precision 5820 tower firmware< 2.35.0
dell precision 7820 tower firmware< 2.39.0
dell precision 7920 tower firmware< 2.39.0
dell edge gateway 3000 firmware< 1.17.0
dell embedded box pc 3000 firmware< 1.23.0
dell embedded box pc 5000 firmware< 1.24.0
dell inspiron 13 5310 firmware< 2.26.0
dell inspiron 13 5320 firmware< 1.17.0
dell inspiron 13 5330 firmware< 1.13.1
dell inspiron 14 5410 firmware< 2.25.0
dell inspiron 14 5418 firmware< 2.25.0
dell inspiron 14 5420 firmware< 1.20.0
dell inspiron 14 5430 firmware< 1.12.0
dell inspiron 14 5440 firmware< 1.3.1
dell inspiron 14 7420 2-in-1 firmware< 1.18.0
dell inspiron 14 7430 2-in-1 firmware< 1.12.0
dell inspiron 14 7440 2-in-1 firmware< 1.3.1
dell inspiron 14 plus 7420 firmware< 1.21.0
dell inspiron 14 plus 7430 firmware< 1.13.0
dell inspiron 15 3511 firmware< 1.27.0
dell inspiron 15 3520 firmware< 1.22.0
dell inspiron 15 3530 firmware< 1.9.0
dell inspiron 15 5510 firmware< 2.25.0
dell inspiron 15 5518 firmware< 2.25.0
dell inspiron 15 7510 firmware< 1.22.0
dell inspiron 16 5620 firmware< 1.20.0
dell inspiron 16 5630 firmware< 1.12.0
dell inspiron 16 5640 firmware< 1.2.1
dell inspiron 16 7610 firmware< 1.22.0
dell inspiron 16 7620 2-in-1 firmware< 1.18.0
dell inspiron 16 7630 2-in-1 firmware< 1.12.0

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Scoring & Timeline

5.1

MEDIUM · CVSS v3.1 · security_alert@emc.com

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Attack Vector

Network Adjacent Local Physical

Attack Complexity

Low High

Privileges Required

None Low High

User Interaction

None Required

Scope

Unchanged Changed

Confidentiality

None Low High

Integrity

None Low High

Availability

None Low High

Published to NVD02 Jul 2024 · 07:15 AM

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

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Exploitation

none

Automatable

Technical impact

partial

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References & Sources

Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000220141/dsa-2024-030-security-update-for-dell-client-bios-for-an-improper-input-validation-vulnerabilityVendor Advisory

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