CVE-2024-0171 Race condition in PowerEdge Platform
A local low-privileged attacker can exploit a TOCTOU race condition in Dell PowerEdge BIOS to access unauthorized resources and escalate privileges.
- 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-2024-0171?
CVE-2024-0171 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell PowerEdge Platform, published on 25 Jun 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 contains an TOCTOU race condition vulnerability. A local low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain access to otherwise unauthorized resources.
Weakness: CWE-367
Which versions are affected by CVE-2024-0171?
It affects 6 products.
Products include Dell Poweredge C6615 Firmware, Dell Poweredge R6615 Firmware, Dell Poweredge R6625 Firmware, Dell Poweredge R7615 Firmware, Dell Poweredge R7625 Firmware, Dell Xc Core Xc7625 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2024-0171?
No fix has been published for CVE-2024-0171 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2024-0171 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2024-0171 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jv7c-v8gp-mvf2.