Privilege escalation in Dell PowerEdge BIOS and Dell Precision BIOS
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Buffer overflow
EUVDB-ID: #VU80863
Risk: Low
CVSSv3.1: 7.7 [CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-32461
CWE-ID:
CWE-119 - Memory corruption
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in Dell PowerEdge BIOS and Dell Precision BIOS firmware. local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.
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Vulnerable software versionsPowerEdge R660: before 1.5.6
PowerEdge R760: before 1.5.6
PowerEdge C6620: before 1.5.6
PowerEdge MX760c: before 1.5.6
PowerEdge R860: before 1.5.6
PowerEdge R960: before 1.5.6
PowerEdge HS5610: before 1.5.6
PowerEdge HS5620: before 1.5.6
PowerEdge R660xs: before 1.5.6
PowerEdge R760xs: before 1.5.6
PowerEdge R760xd2: before 1.5.6
PowerEdge T560: before 1.5.6
PowerEdge R760xa: before 1.1.3
PowerEdge XE9680: before 1.1.3
PowerEdge XR5610: before 1.1.4
PowerEdge XR8620t: before 1.1.3
PowerEdge XR7620: before 1.5.6
PowerEdge XE8640: before 1.2.5
PowerEdge R6615: before 1.3.11
PowerEdge R7615: before 1.3.11
PowerEdge R6625: before 1.3.11
PowerEdge R7625: before 1.3.11
PowerEdge R650: before 1.10.2
PowerEdge R750: before 1.10.2
PowerEdge R750XA: before 1.10.2
PowerEdge C6520: before 1.10.2
PowerEdge MX750c: before 1.10.2
PowerEdge R550: before 1.10.2
PowerEdge R450: before 1.10.2
PowerEdge R650XS: before 1.10.2
PowerEdge R750XS: before 1.10.2
PowerEdge T550: before 1.10.2
PowerEdge XR11: before 1.10.2
PowerEdge XR12: before 1.10.2
PowerEdge T150: before 1.6.3
PowerEdge T350: before 1.6.3
PowerEdge R250: before 1.6.3
PowerEdge R350: before 1.6.3
PowerEdge XR4510c : before 1.10.4
PowerEdge XR4520c: before 1.10.4
PowerEdge R6515: before 2.11.4
PowerEdge R6525: before 2.11.3
PowerEdge R7515: before 2.11.4
PowerEdge R7525: before 2.11.3
PowerEdge C6525: before 2.11.3
PowerEdge XE8545: before 2.11.3
Dell EMC XC Core XC450: before 1.11.2
Dell EMC XC Core XC650: before 1.11.2
Dell EMC XC Core XC750: before 1.11.2
Dell EMC XC Core XC750xa: before 1.11.2
Dell EMC XC Core XC6520: before 1.11.2
Dell EMC XC Core XC7525: before 2.11.3
External linksQ & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
No. This vulnerability can be exploited locally. The attacker should have authentication credentials and successfully authenticate on the system.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
