CVE-2022-34401

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

CVSS v3 7.5 HIGH

7.5^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.8 / Impact : 6.0

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required HIGH

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000204679	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m15_a6_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_m15_a6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m17_r5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_m17_r5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:dell:g15_5525_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:dell:g15_5525:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Nov 2023, 03:48

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Summary	Dell BIOS contains a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an SMI to send larger than expected input to a parameter in order to gain arbitrary code execution in SMRAM.	Dell BIOS contains a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an SMI to send larger than expected input to a parameter in order to gain arbitrary code execution in SMRAM.

18 Oct 2023, 18:12

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time		Dell alienware M17 R5 Firmware Dell alienware M17 R5
CPE	cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m17_ryzen_r5_firmware:::::::: cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_m17_ryzen_r5:-:::::::*	cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_m17_r5:-:::::::* cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m17_r5_firmware::::::::

Information

Published : 2023-01-18 06:15

Updated : 2024-02-28 19:51

NVD link : CVE-2022-34401

Mitre link : CVE-2022-34401

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2022-34401

JSON object : View

Products Affected

dell

alienware_m15_a6_firmware
g15_5525_firmware
alienware_m17_r5_firmware
alienware_m15_a6
g15_5525
alienware_m17_r5

CWE

CWE-787

Out-of-bounds Write

CWE-121

Stack-based Buffer Overflow

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