Dell PowerEdge BIOS 1.4.4 hardware internal or debug modes allow override of locks

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Dell PowerEdge BIOS 1.4.4 and classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function. This manipulation causes hardware internal or debug modes allow override of locks. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-44297. It is feasible to perform the attack on the physical device. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Dell PowerEdge BIOS 1.4.4 and classified as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hardware internal or debug modes allow override of locks vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-1234. System configuration protection may be bypassed during debug mode. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Dell PowerEdge platforms 16G Intel E5 BIOS and Dell Precision BIOS, version 1.4.4, contain active debug code security vulnerability. An unauthenticated physical attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to information disclosure, information tampering, code execution, denial of service.

The weakness was released 12/05/2023 as dsa-2023-429. It is possible to read the advisory at dell.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2023-44297 since 09/28/2023. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

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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Class: Hardware internal or debug modes allow override of locks
CWE: CWE-1234 / CWE-489
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
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Timelineinfo

09/28/2023 🔍
12/05/2023 +68 days 🔍
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12/24/2023 +19 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dsa-2023-429
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-44297 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-44297
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-246991

Entryinfo

Created: 12/05/2023 17:55
Updated: 12/24/2023 12:38
Changes: 12/05/2023 17:55 (47), 12/24/2023 12:38 (11)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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