7.8
HIGH
CVE-2022-34391
Dell Client BIOS SMI Input Validation Vulnerability
Description

Dell Client BIOS Versions prior to the remediated version contain an improper input validation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an SMI to gain arbitrary code execution in SMRAM.

INFO

Published Date :

Oct. 12, 2022, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 13, 2022, 6:25 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

1.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-34391 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Dell cpg_bios
2 Dell alienware_area-51_r5_firmware
3 Dell alienware_area-51_r4_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2022-34391.

URL Resource
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000203882 Vendor Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2022-34391 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-34391 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 13, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000203882 No Types Assigned https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000203882 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_area-51_r5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.0.6 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_area-51_r5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_area-51_r4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2.0.6 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_area-51_r4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} 0.00%

score

0.05635

percentile

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