CVE-2024-0173
lowpriority · track · 13EPSS 0.002 · 6 %ileDEEURUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-26
Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and Dell Precision Rack BIOS contain an improper parameter initialization vulnerability. A local low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to read the contents of non-SMM stack memory.
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affected products (266)
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advisories (1)
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- WID-SEC-W-2024-0608Dell PowerEdge BIOS: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2024-03-12csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein lokaler Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen im Dell PowerEdge BIOS ausnutzen, um Informationen offenzulegen, seine Privilegien zu erweitern oder beliebigen Code auszuführen.
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references (4)
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- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2024-0173/cnnvd
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000222898/dsa-2024-034-security-update-for-dell-poweredge-server-bios-for-an-improper-parameter-initialization-vulnerabilitycnnvd
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000222898/dsa-2024-034-security-update-for-dell-poweredge-server-bios-for-an-improper-parameter-initialization-vulnerabilityenisa_euvd
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000222898/dsa-2024-034-security-update-for-dell-poweredge-server-bios-for-an-improper-parameter-initialization-vulnerabilityVendor Advisorynvd
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