Dell Alienware m17 R5 BIOS version prior to 1.2.2 contain a buffer access vulnerability. A malicious user with admin privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability by sending input larger than expected in order to leak certain sections of SMRAM.
Published 2023-01-18 12:15:10
Updated 2023-01-26 15:51:33
Source Dell
View at NVD,   CVE.org
Vulnerability category: Overflow

Products affected by CVE-2022-34399

Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2022-34399

0.04%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days EPSS Score History
~ 13 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less

CVSS scores for CVE-2022-34399

Base Score Base Severity CVSS Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Score Source First Seen
2.3
LOW CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
0.8
1.4
NIST
5.1
MEDIUM CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N
0.8
4.2
Dell

CWE ids for CVE-2022-34399

  • The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
    Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
  • The product uses a sequential operation to read or write a buffer, but it uses an incorrect length value that causes it to access memory that is outside of the bounds of the buffer.
    Assigned by: security_alert@emc.com (Secondary)

References for CVE-2022-34399

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