CVE-2022-34390 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Dell BIOS contains a use of uninitialized variable 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 Local

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required High

Scope Changed

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00026.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Dell	Alienware Area-51 R4 Alienware Area-51 R4 Firmware Alienware Area-51 R5 Alienware Area-51 R5 Firmware

Configuration 1 [-]

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cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_area-51_r5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:dell:alienware_area-51_r4_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:dell:alienware_area-51_r4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-37345	Dell BIOS contains a use of uninitialized variable vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an SMI to gain arbitrary code execution in SMRAM.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000203882

History

Mon, 12 May 2025 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: dell

Published: 2022-10-12T19:25:48.428Z

Updated: 2025-05-12T18:51:12.333Z

Reserved: 2022-06-23T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2022-34390

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T09:07:16.130Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2022-10-12T20:15:11.117

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:09:25.200

Link: CVE-2022-34390

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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