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High
CVE-2024-0161
Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and Dell Precision Rack BIOS contain...
Vulnerability Description
Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and Dell Precision Rack BIOS contain an Improper SMM communication buffer verification vulnerability. A local low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to arbitrary writes to SMRAM.
Impact Analysis
Refer to official advisory for detailed impact metrics.
Remediation
Ensure systems are updated to the latest vendor-supplied patch levels.
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Credits & Attribution
The following person or organization is credited with identifying this vulnerability, as recorded in the NVD database:
- Dell would like to thank codebreaker1337 as well as schur of BUPT, Dubhe Lab for reporting this issue.
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Affected Vendor
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View all reports →Affected Software
PowerEdge Platform
Vulnerable Versions:
Unknown
Timeline
Official Publish:
March 13th, 2024
Last Modified:
August 12th, 2024
Added to House:
July 22nd, 2026
CVSS Vectors
V3:
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H