CVE-2023-39251 Memory corruption in CPG BIOS
A local high-privilege attacker can exploit improper input validation in Dell BIOS to corrupt memory, potentially leading to code execution or privilege escalation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2023-39251?
CVE-2023-39251 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Dell Inspiron 7610 Firmware, published on 22 Dec 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell BIOS contains an Improper Input Validation vulnerability. A local malicious user with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability in order to corrupt memory on the system.
Weakness: CWE-20
Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-39251?
It affects 13 products.
Products include Dell Inspiron 7510 Firmware, Dell Inspiron 7610 Firmware, Dell Latitude 5430 Rugged Firmware, Dell Latitude 5521 Firmware, Dell Latitude 7330 Rugged Firmware, Dell Precision 3561 Firmware and 7 more.
How do I fix CVE-2023-39251?
No fix has been published for CVE-2023-39251 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2023-39251 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-39251 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jh5h-57c3-2c78.