Alienware Area 51M R1 Firmware
CVE-2022-32491
HIGH
Severity by source
AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.
CVSS VectorNVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionNVD
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.
AnalysisAI
Dell Client BIOS contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.8), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.
Technical ContextAI
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.
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.
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 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 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 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
Same weakness CWE-119 – Buffer Overflow
View allSame technique Buffer Overflow
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