VDB-223199 · CVE-2022-34409 · dsa-2022-204

Dell PowerEdge BIOS/Precision BIOS SMM Communication memory corruption

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as critical has been reported in Dell PowerEdge BIOS and Precision BIOS. This impacts an unknown function of the component SMM Communication Handler. The manipulation leads to memory corruption. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2022-34409. An attack has to be approached locally. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell PowerEdge BIOS and Precision BIOS (the affected version is unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown code of the component SMM Communication Handler. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a memory corruption vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Dell PowerEdge BIOS and Dell Precision BIOS contain an Improper SMM communication buffer verification vulnerability. A local malicious user with high Privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability to perform arbitrary code execution or cause denial of service.

The weakness was shared 03/16/2023 as dsa-2022-204. It is possible to read the advisory at dell.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2022-34409 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 04/08/2023).

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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Productinfo

Vendor

Dell

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License

commercial

Website

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

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.9

VulDB Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Temp Score: 6.4
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NVD Base Score: 6.7
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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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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

06/23/2022 🔍
03/16/2023 +266 days 🔍
03/16/2023 +0 days 🔍
04/08/2023 +23 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dsa-2022-204
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2022-34409 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2022-34409
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-223199

Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2023 13:46
Updated: 04/08/2023 14:48
Changes: 03/16/2023 13:46 (48), 04/08/2023 14:48 (9)
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