VDB-210747 · CVE-2022-34391 · GCVE-0-2022-34391

Dell BIOS SMI memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell BIOS. It has been classified as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component SMI Handler. Performing a manipulation results in memory corruption. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2022-34391. The attack requires a local approach. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Dell BIOS (unknown version). This affects an unknown code block of the component SMI Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-119. The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it can read from or write to a memory location that is outside of the intended boundary of the buffer. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Dell Client BIOS Versions prior to the remediated version contain an improper input validation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an SMI to gain arbitrary code execution in SMRAM.

The weakness was disclosed 10/13/2022. It is possible to read the advisory at dell.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2022-34391 since 06/23/2022. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $5k-$25k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/07/2022).

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Productinfo

Type

Chip Software

Vendor

Dell

Name

BIOS

License

commercial

Website

Vendor: https://www.dell.com/

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.2

VulDB Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
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NVD Base Score: 7.8
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Memory corruption
CWE: CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/23/2022 🔍
10/13/2022 +112 days 🔍
10/13/2022 +0 days 🔍
11/07/2022 +25 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dell.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-34391 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-34391
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-210747

Entryinfo

Created: 10/13/2022 13:33
Updated: 11/07/2022 12:41
Changes: 10/13/2022 13:33 (47), 11/07/2022 12:41 (11)
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