7.5
HIGH
CVE-2022-34401
Dell BIOS Stack-Based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
Description

Dell BIOS contains a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an SMI to send larger than expected input to a parameter in order to gain arbitrary code execution in SMRAM.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 18, 2023, 6:15 a.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 7, 2023, 3:48 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

0.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2022-34401 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_m15_a6_firmware
3 Dell alienware_m17_r5_firmware
4 Dell g15_5525_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-2022-34401.

URL Resource
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000204679 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-2022-34401 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2022-34401 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
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Nov. 07, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Description Dell BIOS contains a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an SMI to send larger than expected input to a parameter in order to gain arbitrary code execution in SMRAM. Dell BIOS contains a stack based buffer overflow vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an SMI to send larger than expected input to a parameter in order to gain arbitrary code execution in SMRAM.
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Oct. 18, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m17_ryzen_r5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.4.3 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_m17_ryzen_r5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m17_r5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.4.3 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_m17_r5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jan. 25, 2023

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000204679 No Types Assigned https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000204679 Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-787
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m15_a6_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.4.3 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_m15_a6:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_m17_ryzen_r5_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.4.3 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_m17_ryzen_r5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:dell:g15_5525_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.4.3 OR cpe:2.3:h:dell:g15_5525:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2022-34401 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2022-34401 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.04 }} 0.00%

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0.12751

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