Buffer overflow in Dell Alienware M15 R6

CVE-2022-34400

Dell BIOS contains a heap buffer overflow vulnerability. A local attacker with admin privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability to perform an arbitrary write to SMRAM during SMM.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (9.7th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 10th percentile — 9.7% 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-2022-34400: 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-2022-34400?
CVE-2022-34400 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware M15 R6, classified under Heap-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2023-02-01.
How severe is CVE-2022-34400?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.