Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Dell PowerEdge and Precision BIOS
CVE-2023-32461

6.7MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Dell
Status
PowerEdge Platform
Vendor
CVE Published:
15 September 2023

Summary

Dell PowerEdge and Precision BIOS are affected by a buffer overflow vulnerability, enabling a local user with high privileges to exploit the flaw. This exploitation can lead to memory corruption, allowing unauthorized elevation of privileges, thus posing significant security risks to systems utilizing these BIOS versions.

Affected Version(s)

PowerEdge Platform PowerEdge R660 Versions prior to 1.5.6

PowerEdge Platform PowerEdge R660 Versions prior to 1.1.3

PowerEdge Platform PowerEdge R660 Versions prior to 1.1.4

References

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000216543/dsa-20...
vendor-advisory

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.7
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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