Vulnerability Details : CVE-2019-18579

Settings for the Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 (7390) BIOS versions prior to 1.1.3 contain a configuration vulnerability. The BIOS configuration for the "Enable Thunderbolt (and PCIe behind TBT) pre-boot modules" setting is enabled by default. A local unauthenticated attacker with physical access to a user's system can obtain read or write access to main memory via a DMA attack during platform boot.
Published 2019-12-16 20:15:16
Updated 2019-12-30 17:33:28
Source Dell
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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2019-18579

EPSS FAQ
0.07%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 28 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2019-18579

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
7.2
 HIGH AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
3.9
10.0
 NIST
7.6
 HIGH CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
0.9
6.0
 Dell
6.8
 MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
0.9
5.9
 NIST

CWE ids for CVE-2019-18579

  • Assigned by: security_alert@emc.com (Secondary)

References for CVE-2019-18579

Products affected by CVE-2019-18579

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