CVE-2020-5388 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Dell Inspiron 15 7579 2-in-1 BIOS versions prior to 1.31.0 contain an Improper SMM communication buffer verification vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an SMI to gain arbitrary code execution in SMRAM.

Published: 2020-11-10

Score: 6.9 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Dell

CPG BIOS

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`unspecified`	affected	< 1.31.0

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_15_7579_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:dell:inspiron_15_7579:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-26570	Dell Inspiron 15 7579 2-in-1 BIOS versions prior to 1.31.0 contain an Improper SMM communication buffer verification vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an SMI to gain arbitrary code execution in SMRAM.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Physical

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00045.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.dell.com/support/article/en-us/sln322869/dsa-2020-215-dell-inspiron-15-7579-2-in-1-improper-smm-communication-buffer-boundary-verification-vulnerability

History

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Subscriptions

Dell Inspiron 15 7579 Inspiron 15 7579 Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: dell

Published: 2020-11-10T14:50:14.538Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T22:31:03.611Z

Reserved: 2020-01-03T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2020-5388

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2020-11-10T15:15:12.657

Modified: 2024-11-21T05:34:02.710

Link: CVE-2020-5388

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-119

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