Alienware M15 R6 Firmware
CVE-2022-26860
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Stack buffer bounds checking
MITRE ATT&CK
1 technique across 1 tactic: Execution The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up. |
| Impact | CVSS score of 7.8 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: local attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system. |
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Dell BIOS versions contain a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
RemediationAI
No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified under CWE-121. Dell BIOS versions contain a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious input via SMI to bypass security checks resulting in arbitrary code execution in SMM. Affected products include: Dell Alienware M15 R6 Firmware, Dell Chengming 3980 Firmware, Dell Chengming 3988 Firmware, Dell Chengming 3990 Firmware, Dell Chengming 3991 Firmware.
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Dell BIOS versions contain a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. A local attacker could exploit this vulnerability by sending malicious input via SMI to bypass security checks resulting in arbitrary code execution in SMM.
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Attack Technique
A buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a memory buffer than it was allocated to hold, causing the excess data to spill into adjacent memory regions.
A stack-based buffer overflow occurs when a program writes more data to a buffer located on the stack than it was allocated to hold.
Remote Code Execution represents the critical moment when an attacker successfully runs arbitrary code on a target system without physical access.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
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