High severity · published Mar 13, 2024
CVE-2024-0161
Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and Dell Precision Rack BIOS contain an Improper SMM communication buffer verification vulnerability
8.4
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 10% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
D8
Dss 8440 Firmware · Dell
before 2.21.0 · source: NVD
PC
Poweredge C4130 Firmware · Dell
before 2.19.0 · source: NVD
PC
Poweredge C4140 Firmware · Dell
before 2.21.1 · source: NVD
PC
Poweredge C6420 Firmware · Dell
before 2.21.0 · source: NVD
PC
Poweredge C6520 Firmware · Dell
before 1.13.2 · source: NVD
PF
Poweredge Fc430 Firmware · Dell
before 2.19.0 · source: NVD
PF
Poweredge Fc630 Firmware · Dell
before 2.19.0 · source: NVD
PF
Poweredge Fc640 Firmware · Dell
before 2.21.0 · source: NVD
PF
Poweredge Fc830 Firmware · Dell
before 2.19.0 · source: NVD
PM
Poweredge M630 (pe Vrtx) Firmware · Dell
before 2.19.0 · source: NVD
PM
Poweredge M630 Firmware · Dell
before 2.19.0 · source: NVD
PM
Poweredge M640 (pe Vrtx) Firmware · Dell
before 2.21.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-0161
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-0161
Vendor Advisory
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
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