VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-31222
Dell BIOS versions contain a Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime vulnerability.
MEDIUM 4.4EPSS 0.18%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.18%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Dell BIOS versions contain a Missing Release of Resource after Effective Lifetime vulnerability. A local authenticated administrator user could potentially exploit this vulnerability by consuming excess memory in order to cause the application to crash.
- CVSS 3.1
- 4.4 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.18% probability · 8th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-401, CWE-772
- Affected
- dell/chengming 3900 firmware · dell/inspiron 14 plus 7420 firmware · dell/inspiron 16 plus 7620 firmware · dell/inspiron 3910 firmware · dell/inspiron 5320 firmware · dell/inspiron 5420 firmware · dell/inspiron 5620 firmware · dell/inspiron 7420 firmware · dell/inspiron 7620 firmware · dell/optiplex 3000 firmware · dell/optiplex 3000 thin client firmware · dell/optiplex 5000 firmware · dell/optiplex 5400 firmware · dell/optiplex 7000 firmware · dell/optiplex 7000 oem firmware · dell/optiplex 7400 firmware · dell/precision 3460 small form factor firmware · dell/precision 3660 tower firmware · dell/precision 5770 firmware · dell/vostro 3710 firmware · +5 more
- Source
- security_alert@emc.com
References
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000202196Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000202196Patch, Vendor Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.