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UK Cyber Defence
VulnerabilityModified

CVE-2022-34403

Dell BIOS contains a Stack based buffer overflow vulnerability.

HIGH 8.8EPSS 0.17%

Does this matter?

High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.17%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.

Description

Dell BIOS contains a Stack based buffer overflow vulnerability. A local authenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an SMI to send larger than expected input to a parameter to gain arbitrary code execution in SMRAM.

CVSS 3.1
8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS
0.17% probability · 6th percentile
CISA KEV
Not listed
Weakness
CWE-121, CWE-787
Affected
dell/alienware m15 r6 firmware · dell/alienware m15 r7 firmware · dell/alienware m15 ryzen edition r5 firmware · dell/alienware m17 r5 amd firmware · dell/g15 5510 firmware · dell/g15 5511 firmware · dell/g15 5515 firmware · dell/g15 5525 firmware · dell/g5 se 5505 firmware · dell/inspiron 14 5410 2-in-1 firmware · dell/inspiron 15 3511 firmware · dell/inspiron 3195 2-in-1 firmware · dell/inspiron 3275 firmware · dell/inspiron 3475 firmware · dell/inspiron 3505 firmware · dell/inspiron 3515 firmware · dell/inspiron 3525 firmware · dell/inspiron 3585 firmware · dell/inspiron 3595 firmware · dell/inspiron 3785 firmware · +40 more
Source
security_alert@emc.com

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