Dell Alienware Command Center up to 5.5.37.0 Named Pipe input validation

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A vulnerability marked as very critical has been reported in Dell Alienware Command Center up to 5.5.37.0. The affected element is an unknown function of the component Named Pipe Handler. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2023-24569. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

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A vulnerability has been found in Dell Alienware Command Center up to 5.5.37.0 and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Named Pipe Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Dell Alienware Command Center versions 5.5.37.0 and prior contain an Improper Input validation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user could potentially send malicious input to a named pipe in order to elevate privileges on the system.

The weakness was disclosed 02/10/2023 as dsa-2023-044. It is possible to read the advisory at dell.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-24569 since 01/26/2023. 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 02/10/2023).

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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Vendor

• Dell

Name

• Alienware Command Center

Version

• 5.5.0
• 5.5.1
• 5.5.2
• 5.5.3
• 5.5.4
• 5.5.5
• 5.5.6
• 5.5.7
• 5.5.8
• 5.5.9
• 5.5.10
• 5.5.11
• 5.5.12
• 5.5.13
• 5.5.14
• 5.5.15
• 5.5.16
• 5.5.17
• 5.5.18
• 5.5.19
• 5.5.20
• 5.5.21
• 5.5.22
• 5.5.23
• 5.5.24
• 5.5.25
• 5.5.26
• 5.5.27
• 5.5.28
• 5.5.29
• 5.5.30
• 5.5.31
• 5.5.32
• 5.5.33
• 5.5.34
• 5.5.35
• 5.5.36
• 5.5.37.0

License

• commercial

Website

• Vendor: https://www.dell.com/

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