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CVE-2024-0162

Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and Dell Precision Rack BIOS contain an Improper SMM communication buffer verification vulner

Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and Dell Precision Rack BIOS contain an Improper SMM communication buffer verification vulnerability. A local low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to out-of-bound read/writes to SMRAM.

MEDIUM · CVSS 5.3 EPSS 0.00091
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Weakness Classification

CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-787Out-of-bounds Write
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Affected Products & Versions

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dell poweredge r660 firmware< 2.0.0
dell poweredge r760 firmware< 2.0.0
dell poweredge c6620 firmware< 2.0.0
dell poweredge mx760c firmware< 2.0.0
dell poweredge r860 firmware< 1.8.0
dell poweredge r960 firmware< 1.8.0
dell poweredge hs5610 firmware< 2.0.0
dell poweredge hs5620 firmware< 2.0.0
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Scoring & Timeline

5.3
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 NVD13 Mar 2024 · 05:15 PM
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
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Automatable
no
Technical impact
partial
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References & Sources

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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-us/000222812/dsa-2024-004-security-update-for-dell-poweredge-server-bios-for-an-improper-smm-communication-buffer-verification-vulnerabilityVendor Advisory
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