CVE-2024-0162 Memory corruption in PowerEdge BIOS Intel 16G
A local attacker can exploit improper SMM buffer verification in Dell PowerEdge BIOS to perform out-of-bounds memory access, potentially leading to privilege escalation or code execution.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2024-0162?
CVE-2024-0162 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Dell PowerEdge BIOS Intel 16G, published on 13 Mar 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and Dell Precision Rack BIOS contain an Improper SMM communication buffer verification vulnerability. A local low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to out-of-bound read/writes to SMRAM.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0162?
It affects 58 products.
Products include 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 and 52 more.
How do I fix CVE-2024-0162?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0162 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-2024-0162 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0162 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Dell PowerEdge BIOS Intel 16G
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mfpg-4h2f-6hgr.