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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2021-21557

Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and select Dell Precision Rack BIOS contain an out-of-bounds array access vulnerability.

MEDIUM 6.7EPSS 0.35%

Does this matter?

Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.35%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.

Description

Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and select Dell Precision Rack BIOS contain an out-of-bounds array access vulnerability. A local malicious user with high privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to a denial of service, arbitrary code execution, or information disclosure in System Management Mode.

CVSS 3.1
6.7 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.35% probability · 28th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-20, CWE-125
Affected
dell/poweredge r640 firmware · dell/poweredge r740 firmware · dell/poweredge r740xd firmware · dell/poweredge r940 firmware · dell/poweredge r540 firmware · dell/poweredge r440 firmware · dell/poweredge t440 firmware · dell/poweredge xr2 firmware · dell/poweredge r740xd2 firmware · dell/poweredge r840 firmware · dell/poweredge r940xa firmware · dell/poweredge t640 firmware · dell/poweredge c6420 firmware · dell/poweredge fc640 firmware · dell/poweredge m640 firmware · dell/poweredge m640p firmware · dell/poweredge mx740c firmware · dell/poweredge mx840c firmware · dell/poweredge c4140 firmware · dell/poweredge t140 firmware · +11 more
Source
security_alert@emc.com

Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.