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.

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

EPSS: 0.002 (5.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Dell Alienware_area_51m_r1
Dell Alienware_area_51m_r1_firmware
Dell Alienware_area_51m_r2
Dell Alienware_area_51m_r2_firmware
Dell Alienware_aurora_r10
Dell Alienware_aurora_r10_firmware
Dell Alienware_aurora_r11
Dell Alienware_aurora_r11_firmware
Dell Alienware_aurora_r12
Dell Alienware_aurora_r12_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

References

security_alert@emc.com (Vendor Advisory)

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.