CVE-2022-34401 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

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 0.00036.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

Vendors	Products
Dell	Alienware M15 A6 Alienware M15 A6 Firmware Alienware M17 R5 Alienware M17 R5 Firmware G15 5525 G15 5525 Firmware

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

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Configuration 2 [-]

AND

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Configuration 3 [-]

AND

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cpe:2.3:h:dell:g15_5525:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data.

Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-37356	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.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/000204679

History

Thu, 03 Apr 2025 20:15:00 +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: 2023-01-18T05:51:09.851Z

Updated: 2025-04-03T19:42:05.249Z

Reserved: 2022-06-23T18:55:17.099Z

Link: CVE-2022-34401

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T09:07:16.153Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-01-18T06:15:11.493

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:09:26.877

Link: CVE-2022-34401

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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