VDB-246992 · CVE-2023-44298 · dsa-2023-429

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

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell PowerEdge BIOS 1.4.4 and classified as problematic. This impacts an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to hardware internal or debug modes allow override of locks. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2023-44298. The attack can be executed directly on the physical device. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell PowerEdge BIOS 1.4.4 and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hardware internal or debug modes allow override of locks vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-1234. System configuration protection may be bypassed during debug mode. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

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 tampering, code execution, denial of service.

The weakness was disclosed 12/05/2023 as dsa-2023-429. The advisory is shared for download at dell.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2023-44298 since 09/28/2023. There are neither technical details nor an exploit 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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Productinfo

Vendor

Dell

Name

PowerEdge BIOS

Version

1.4.4

License

commercial

Website

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

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.8

VulDB Base Score: 3.9
VulDB Temp Score: 3.9
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NVD Base Score: 6.8
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CNA Base Score: 3.6
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Exploitinginfo

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

09/28/2023 🔍
12/05/2023 +68 days 🔍
12/05/2023 +0 days 🔍
12/24/2023 +19 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dsa-2023-429
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2023-44298 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2023-44298
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-246992

Entryinfo

Created: 12/05/2023 17:55
Updated: 12/24/2023 12:46
Changes: 12/05/2023 17:55 (47), 12/24/2023 12:46 (11)
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