What is CVE-2022-34399?

CVE-2022-34399 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware_m15_a6, classified under Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value. CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2023-01-18.

How severe is CVE-2022-34399?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.1 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Dell Alienware_m15_a6

CVE-2022-34399

Dell Alienware m17 R5 BIOS version prior to 1.2.2 contain a buffer access vulnerability. A malicious user with admin privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability by sending input larger than expected in order to leak certain se…

EPSS: 0.002 (8.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Dell Alienware_m15_a6
Dell Alienware_m15_a6_firmware
Dell Alienware_m15_ryzen_edition_r5
Dell Alienware_m15_ryzen_edition_r5_firmware
Dell Alienware_m17_ryzen_edition_r5
Dell Alienware_m17_ryzen_edition_r5_firmware
Dell Cpg Bios — versions 0
Dell G15_5515
Dell G15_5515_firmware
Dell G15_5525

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-805 — Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value
CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

security_alert@emc.com (vendor-advisory, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-34399?: CVE-2022-34399 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware_m15_a6, classified under Buffer Access with Incorrect Length Value. CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2023-01-18.
How severe is CVE-2022-34399?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.1 out of 10.