Dell Client Platform BIOS 1.18.x/1.24.x/1.28.x input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Dell Client Platform BIOS 1.18.x/1.24.x/1.28.x. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes input validation. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2024-47238. The attack needs to be launched locally. No exploit is available. It is advisable to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Dell Client Platform BIOS 1.18.x/1.24.x/1.28.x. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a input validation vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Dell Client Platform BIOS contains an Improper Input Validation vulnerability in an externally developed component. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary code execution.

The weakness was published by Eclypsium as dsa-2024-355. The advisory is shared at dell.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2024-47238 since 09/23/2024. The exploitation appears to be difficult. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 213250 (Dell Client Platform BIOS Improper Input Validation (dsa-2024-355)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 1.19.0, 1.25.0 or 1.29.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Tenable (213250). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Nessus ID: 213250
Nessus Name: Dell Client Platform BIOS Improper Input Validation (dsa-2024-355)

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Client Platform BIOS 1.19.0/1.25.0/1.29.0

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09/23/2024 🔍
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12/19/2024 +7 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dsa-2024-355
Researcher: Eclypsium
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2024-47238 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-47238
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-288205

Entryinfo

Created: 12/12/2024 21:32
Updated: 12/19/2024 21:40
Changes: 12/12/2024 21:32 (64), 12/19/2024 21:40 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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