What is CVE-2024-0158?

CVE-2024-0158 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware_m15_r6, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2024-07-02.

How severe is CVE-2024-0158?

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

Improper input validation in Dell Alienware_m15_r6

CVE-2024-0158

Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user with admin privileges may potentially exploit this vulnerability to modify a UEFI variable, leading to denial of service and escalation of…

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.001 (4.4th 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:N/I:H/A:L.

Affected products

Dell Alienware_m15_r6
Dell Alienware_m15_r6_firmware
Dell Alienware_m15_r7
Dell Alienware_m15_r7_firmware
Dell Alienware_m16_r1
Dell Alienware_m16_r1_firmware
Dell Alienware_m18_r1
Dell Alienware_m18_r1_firmware
Dell Alienware_m18_r2
Dell Alienware_m18_r2_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-0158?: CVE-2024-0158 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware_m15_r6, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2024-07-02.
How severe is CVE-2024-0158?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.1 out of 10.