CVEvulnerability
CVE-2023-25537
7.8 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2023-05-22
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 6.1 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
- CVSS 3.1 ([email protected])
- 7.8 HIGH — CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-787
Description
Dell PowerEdge 14G server BIOS versions prior to 2.18.1 and Dell Precision BIOS versions prior to 2.18.2, contain an Out of Bounds write vulnerability. A local attacker with low privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to exposure of some SMRAM stack/data/code in System Management Mode, leading to arbitrary code execution or escalation of privilege.
Affected configurations
• dell poweredge r740 firmware (< 2.18.1)
• dell poweredge r740xd firmware (< 2.18.1)
• dell poweredge r640 firmware (< 2.18.1)
• dell poweredge r940 firmware (< 2.18.1)
• dell poweredge r540 firmware (< 2.18.1)
• dell poweredge r440 firmware (< 2.18.1)
• dell poweredge t440 firmware (< 2.18.1)
• dell poweredge xr2 firmware (< 2.18.1)
• dell poweredge r740xd2 firmware (< 2.18.1)
• dell poweredge r840 firmware (< 2.18.1)
• dell poweredge r940xa firmware (< 2.18.1)
• dell poweredge t640 firmware (< 2.18.1)
• dell poweredge c6420 firmware (< 2.18.1)
• dell poweredge fc640 firmware (< 2.18.1)
• dell poweredge m640 firmware (< 2.18.1)
• dell poweredge mx740c firmware (< 2.18.1)
• dell poweredge mx840c firmware (< 2.18.1)
• dell poweredge c4140 firmware (< 2.18.1)
• dell dss 8440 firmware (< 2.18.1)
• dell poweredge xe2420 firmware (< 2.18.1)
• dell poweredge xe7420 firmware (< 2.18.1)
• dell poweredge xe7440 firmware (< 2.18.1)
• dell emc storage nx3240 firmware (< 2.18.1)
• dell emc storage nx3340 firmware (< 2.18.1)
• dell emc xc core 6420 firmware (< 2.18.1)
• dell emc xc core xc640 firmware (< 2.18.1)
• dell emc xc core xc740xd firmware (< 2.18.1)
• dell emc xc core xc740xd2 firmware (< 2.18.1)
• dell emc xc core xc940 firmware (< 2.18.1)
• dell emc xc core xcxr2 firmware (< 2.18.1)
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-787 Out-of-bounds Write weakness
References
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000213550/dsa-2023-098-security-update-for-dell-poweredge-14g-server-bios-for-an-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability Vendor Advisory
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000213550/dsa-2023-098-security-update-for-dell-poweredge-14g-server-bios-for-an-out-of-bounds-write-vulnerability Vendor Advisory