CVE-2024-0162
No known exploitation. EPSS puts it in the 4th percentile. A vendor fix is available.
What to do
The vendor has published a fix. Version details are below where the sources state them.
What it is
From the CVE record
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 out-of-bound read/writes to SMRAM.
In plain language
No plain-language summary for this CVE yet.
Exploitation
Where each signal puts this CVE on the scale from published to confirmed exploited.
- CISA KEV
Not in the catalog. CISA has not confirmed exploitation.
- Public exploits
No public exploit or proof of concept found in the sources we track.
- EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the 4th percentile of scored CVEs.
Exploit Prediction Scoring System, FIRST.org. A probability, not a confirmation.
Lifecycle
5 events over 328 days, from the signal feeds we watch.
- Patch availablerecord updated
- Publishedweakness classified, att&ck mapped
Affected products
- PowerEdge BIOS Intel 16GHardware Firmware / bios-uefi
- poweredge r660 firmwareHardware Firmware / printer-peripheral
- poweredge r760 firmwareHardware Firmware / printer-peripheral
- poweredge c6620 firmwareHardware Firmware / printer-peripheral
- poweredge mx760c firmwareHardware Firmware / printer-peripheral
- poweredge r860 firmwareHardware Firmware / storage-nas
- poweredge r960 firmwareHardware Firmware / storage-nas
- poweredge hs5610 firmwareHardware Firmware / printer-peripheral
- PowerEdge R660Hardware Firmware / storage-nas
- PowerEdge R760Hardware Firmware / storage-nas
- PowerEdge C6620Hardware Firmware / storage-nas
- PowerEdge MX760cHardware Firmware / storage-nas
- PowerEdge R860Hardware Firmware / storage-nas
- PowerEdge R960Hardware Firmware / storage-nas
- PowerEdge HS5610Hardware Firmware / storage-nas
- PowerEdge HS5620Hardware Firmware / storage-nas
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Technical detail
CVSS 3.1 vector
Open in the CVSS calculatorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L
Scored 5.3 by NVD.
How it is reached
- Attack Vector LocalRequires local access to the vulnerable system (e.g. local login, malicious file)
- Attack Complexity HighRequires specific conditions like a race condition or non-default configuration
- Privileges Required LowRequires basic user-level privileges
- User Interaction NoneNo user interaction needed — fully automated exploitation
Scope
- Scope ChangedThe exploit can affect other components (e.g. sandbox escape, host compromise from VM)
Impact if exploited
- Confidentiality LowSome restricted information is disclosed, but limited in scope
- Integrity LowData modification is possible but limited in scope or consequence
- Availability LowReduced performance or intermittent disruption of service
Weaknesses
ATT&CK techniques
Mapped from the weaknesses above (CWE to ATT&CK), not observed in attacks.
- Initial AccessT1190Exploit Public-Facing Applicationhigh confidence
- Privilege EscalationT1068Exploitation for Privilege Escalationhigh confidence
Sources
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