Latitude 5300 2 In 1 Firmware
CVE-2022-32491
HIGH
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Bounds checking, buffer size validation
MITRE ATT&CK
2 techniques across 2 tactics: Execution, Privilege Escalation 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 | A local attacker with access to the system could corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. |
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Alert meAnalysisAI
Dell Client BIOS contains a 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. Use memory-safe languages or bounds-checking. Enable ASLR, DEP/NX, stack canaries. Use safe string functions.
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Technical ContextAI · show details
This vulnerability is classified as Buffer Overflow (CWE-119), which allows attackers to corrupt memory to execute arbitrary code or crash the application. Dell Client BIOS contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by manipulating an SMI to cause an arbitrary write during SMM. Affected products include: Dell Alienware Area 51M R1 Firmware, Dell Alienware Area 51M R2 Firmware, Dell Alienware Aurora R11 Firmware, Dell Alienware Aurora R12 Firmware, Dell Alienware Aurora R13 Firmware.
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CVSS VectorNVD
DescriptionNVD
Dell Client BIOS contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by manipulating an SMI to cause an arbitrary write during 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.
Affected Products (CPE)NVD
Dell Client Platform BIOS contains a Weak Authentication vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.2), this vulnerabili
Dell BIOS contains an Stack-Based Buffer Overflow vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is l
Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low
Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low
Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low
Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low
Dell BIOS versions contain an Insecure Automated Optimization vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulner
Dell BIOS versions contain a stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerabili
Dell BIOS versions contain an Improper Authentication vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability
Dell BIOS contains a race condition vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.0). No vendor patch available.
Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is l
Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.7), this vulnerability is l
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