# CVE-2023-32466: Memory corruption in Dell Edge Gateway 3200

> A local high-privilege attacker can exploit an out-of-bounds write in Dell Edge Gateway BIOS to execute arbitrary code or escalate privileges.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.7 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/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:** 24 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 2 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2mjr-rmpq-436h

## What is CVE-2023-32466?

CVE-2023-32466 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Dell Edge Gateway 3200, published on 24 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell Edge Gateway BIOS, versions 3200 and 5200, contains an out-of-bounds write vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to exposure of some UEFI code, leading to arbitrary code execution or escalation of privilege.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-32466?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Dell Edge Gateway 3200 Firmware.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-32466?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-32466 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-32466 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-32466 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell Edge Gateway 3200

- [CVE-2023-32471](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32471/): Information disclosure in Dell Edge Gateway 3200 (medium 6.0)
- [CVE-2023-32472](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32472/): Memory corruption in PowerSwitch Z9664F-ON BIOS (medium 5.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-32466 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-32466 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Dell Edge Gateway 3200, published on 24 Jul 2024. 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-2023-32466 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell Edge Gateway 3200. 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-2023-32466/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32466/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-32466
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-32466
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-32466

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-32466/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.