CVE-2024-0161 | BDVDB-2026-227290 Detail

DellPowerEdge Platform

Description#

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 arbitrary writes to SMRAM.

Impact#

Per CVSS v3.1: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact high, availability impact high. Attack vector: local.

Weaknesses#

CWE-20 Improper Input Validation

References#

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000222979/dsa-2024-006-security-update-for-dell-poweredge-server-bios-for-an-improper-smm-communication-buffer-verification-vulnerability

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12024-03-13Record published in the CVE List.
Version 22024-08-12Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2024-03-13
Last modified: 2024-08-12

Vendor information

Vendor: Dell
Product: PowerEdge Platform

All Dell vulnerabilities

Score

7.2 High

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 10.4.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Improper Input Validation

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 1.1.1
Fixed
1.1.1
Vulnerable
< 1.13.2
Fixed
1.13.2
Vulnerable
< 1.14.1
Fixed
1.14.1
Vulnerable
< 1.9.1
Fixed
1.9.1
Vulnerable
< 2.21.2
Fixed
2.21.2
Vulnerable
< 2.21.1
Fixed
2.21.1
Vulnerable
< 2.21.0
Fixed
2.21.0
Vulnerable
< 2.19.0
Fixed
2.19.0

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

Not available

CVSS v3.1

7.2 High

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Local
Attack Complexity	High
Privileges Required	High
User Interaction	None
Scope	Changed
Confidentiality	None
Integrity	High
Availability	High

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).