What is CVE-2024-0161?

CVE-2024-0161 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Dss_8440, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2024-03-13.

How severe is CVE-2024-0161?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Dell Dss_8440

CVE-2024-0161

Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and Dell Precision Rack BIOS contain an Improper SMM communication buffer verification vulnerability. A local low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to arbitrary writes to SM…

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

EPSS: 0.002 (10.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Dell Dss_8440
Dell Dss_8440_firmware
Dell Emc_storage_nx3240
Dell Emc_storage_nx3240_firmware
Dell Emc_storage_nx3340
Dell Emc_storage_nx3340_firmware
Dell Emc_xc_core_6420
Dell Emc_xc_core_6420_firmware
Dell Emc_xc_core_xc450
Dell Emc_xc_core_xc450_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-0161?: CVE-2024-0161 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell Dss_8440, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2024-03-13.
How severe is CVE-2024-0161?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.