Dell PowerEdge Platform up to 2.22.0 14G Intel BIOS access of memory location after end of buffer

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability described as problematic has been identified in Dell PowerEdge Platform up to 2.22.0. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component 14G Intel BIOS. Such manipulation leads to access of memory location after end of buffer. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-38304. Local access is required to approach this attack. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell PowerEdge Platform up to 2.22.0. It has been rated as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown code block of the component 14G Intel BIOS. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access of memory location after end of buffer vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-788. The product reads or writes to a buffer using an index or pointer that references a memory location after the end of the buffer. Impacted is confidentiality. CVE summarizes:

Dell PowerEdge Platform, 14G Intel BIOS version(s) prior to 2.22.x, contains an Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information disclosure.

The weakness was disclosed by Codebreaker1337 as dsa-2024-310. The advisory is shared for download at dell.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2024-38304 since 06/13/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack needs to be approached locally. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available.

Upgrading to version 2.22.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Class: Access of memory location after end of buffer
CWE: CWE-788 / CWE-120 / CWE-119
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PowerEdge Platform 2.22.1

Timelineinfo

06/13/2024 🔍
08/29/2024 +77 days 🔍
08/29/2024 +0 days 🔍
12/20/2024 +113 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dsa-2024-310
Researcher: Codebreaker1337
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-38304 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-38304
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-276092

Entryinfo

Created: 08/29/2024 13:35
Updated: 12/20/2024 15:53
Changes: 08/29/2024 13:35 (65), 12/20/2024 15:53 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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