Dell PowerEdge Platform up to 1.3.2/1.8.2 BIOS toctou

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Dell PowerEdge Platform up to 1.3.2/1.8.2. Impacted is an unknown function of the component BIOS. Executing a manipulation can lead to toctou. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2024-0171. The attack is restricted to local execution. No exploit exists. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell PowerEdge Platform up to 1.3.2/1.8.2. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component BIOS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a toctou vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-367. The product checks the state of a resource before using that resource, but the resource's state can change between the check and the use in a way that invalidates the results of the check. This can cause the product to perform invalid actions when the resource is in an unexpected state. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS contains an TOCTOU race condition vulnerability. A local low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain access to otherwise unauthorized resources.

The advisory is shared for download at dell.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2024-0171 since 12/14/2023. The exploitation appears to be difficult. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.3.3 or 1.8.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.0
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.0

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VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Toctou
CWE: CWE-367 / CWE-362
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PowerEdge Platform 1.3.3/1.8.3

Timelineinfo

12/14/2023 🔍
06/25/2024 +193 days 🔍
06/25/2024 +0 days 🔍
08/20/2024 +56 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dsa-2024-039
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-0171 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-0171
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-269692

Entryinfo

Created: 06/25/2024 23:07
Updated: 08/20/2024 22:20
Changes: 06/25/2024 23:07 (64), 08/20/2024 22:20 (13)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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