CVE-2021-21555

6.1MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Dell
Status
Poweredge BiOS Intel 15g
Vendor
CVE Published:
14 June 2021

Summary

Dell PowerEdge R640, R740, R740XD, R840, R940, R940xa, MX740c, MX840c, and T640 Server BIOS contain a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in systems with NVDIMM-N installed. A local malicious user with high privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to a denial of Service, arbitrary code execution, or information disclosure in UEFI or BIOS Preboot Environment.

Affected Version(s)

PowerEdge BIOS Intel 15G < 2.11.2

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000187958
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.1
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
Required
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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