Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer in PowerEdge Server BIOS and Precision Rack BIOS - CVE-2024-0173

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Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer in PowerEdge Server BIOS and Precision Rack BIOS - CVE-2024-0173

Published: August 1, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU95136
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 4.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-0173
CWE-ID: CWE-788
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to improper parameter initialization. A local low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to read the contents of non-SMM stack memory.


Affected software

PowerEdge Server BIOS
Precision Rack BIOS
PowerFlex Appliance
APEX Cloud Platform Foundation Software
APEX Cloud Platform for Red Hat OpenShift

How to mitigate CVE-2024-0173

Install updates from vendor's website.

PowerFlex Appliance - update to IC-46.380.01
APEX Cloud Platform Foundation Software - update to 03.00.04.01
APEX Cloud Platform for Red Hat OpenShift - update to 4.13.39

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