# CVE-2023-32461: Memory corruption in PowerEdge Platform

> A local high-privilege attacker can exploit a buffer overflow in Dell BIOS to corrupt memory and escalate privileges.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.0 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Sep 2023
- **Updated:** 25 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-42c8-mv2f-c47w

## What is CVE-2023-32461?

CVE-2023-32461 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Dell PowerEdge Platform, published on 15 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell PowerEdge BIOS and Dell Precision BIOS contain a buffer overflow vulnerability.  A local malicious user with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to corrupt memory and potentially escalate privileges.

Weakness: CWE-122 (Heap-based Buffer Overflow)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32461?

It affects 52 products.


Products: Dell Emc Xc Core Xc450 Firmware, Dell Emc Xc Core Xc650 Firmware, Dell Emc Xc Core Xc6520 Firmware, Dell Emc Xc Core Xc750 Firmware, Dell Emc Xc Core Xc750xa Firmware, Dell Emc Xc Core Xc7525 Firmware, Dell Poweredge C6520 Firmware, Dell Poweredge C6525 Firmware, Dell Poweredge C6620 Firmware, Dell Poweredge Hs5610 Firmware, Dell Poweredge Hs5620 Firmware, Dell Poweredge Mx750c Firmware, Dell Poweredge Mx760c Firmware, Dell Poweredge R250 Firmware, Dell Poweredge R350 Firmware, Dell Poweredge R450 Firmware, Dell Poweredge R550 Firmware, Dell Poweredge R650 Firmware, Dell Poweredge R650xs Firmware, Dell Poweredge R6515 Firmware and 32 more.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-32461?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-32461 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-32461 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32461 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell PowerEdge Platform

- [CVE-2024-0162](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0162/): Memory corruption in PowerEdge BIOS Intel 16G (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2024-0163](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-0163/): Race condition in PowerEdge BIOS Intel 16G (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-32461 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-32461 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Dell PowerEdge Platform, published on 15 Sep 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32461 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell PowerEdge Platform. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32461/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32461/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32461
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32461
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-32461

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32461/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.