Dell PowerEdge up to 1.25.x access of memory location after end of buffer

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Dell PowerEdge up to 1.25.x. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes access of memory location after end of buffer. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2025-36581. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic was found in Dell PowerEdge up to 1.25.x. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access of memory location after end of buffer vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is 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. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Dell PowerEdge Platform version(s) 14G AMD BIOS v1.25.0 and prior, contain(s) 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 exposure.

The weakness was shared by Codebreaker1337 as dsa-2025-299. The advisory is shared at dell.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2025-36581 since 04/15/2025. The exploitation appears to be easy. An attack has to be approached locally. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 1.26.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at CERT Bund (WID-SEC-2025-1827). If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

Affected

  • Dell PowerEdge

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.2

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Exploitinginfo

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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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: PowerEdge 1.26.0

Timelineinfo

04/15/2025 CVE reserved
08/14/2025 +121 days Advisory disclosed
08/14/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
01/15/2026 +154 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dell.com

Advisory: dsa-2025-299
Researcher: Codebreaker1337
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-36581 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-36581
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-320149
CERT Bund: WID-SEC-2025-1827 - Dell PowerEdge BIOS: Mehrere Schwachstellen

Entryinfo

Created: 08/14/2025 16:35
Updated: 01/15/2026 02:17
Changes: 08/14/2025 16:35 (64), 08/17/2025 18:02 (7), 01/15/2026 02:17 (12)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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