CVE-2022-32491: dell alienware_area_51m_r1_firmware

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-32491 is a high (CVSS 7.8) vulnerability in dell alienware_area_51m_r1_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.17% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 5.5% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 12-10-2022
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 15-05-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Dell Client BIOS contains a Buffer Overflow vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by manipulating an SMI to cause an arbitrary write during SMM.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.
• CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.