Buffer overflow in Dell Alienware Area 51m R1

CVE-2022-32491

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.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (4.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 5th percentile — 4.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2022-32491: held from 0.002 to 0.002.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: +0.000

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-32491?
CVE-2022-32491 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware Area 51m R1, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 4.1/10. Published 2022-10-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-32491?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.1 out of 10.