What is CVE-2024-22448?

CVE-2024-22448 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware_m15_r6, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2024-04-10.

How severe is CVE-2024-22448?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Dell Alienware_m15_r6

CVE-2024-22448

Dell BIOS contains an Out-of-Bounds Write vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user with admin privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to denial of service.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (7.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.7 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.

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-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-22448?: CVE-2024-22448 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell Alienware_m15_r6, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 4.7/10. Published 2024-04-10.
How severe is CVE-2024-22448?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.7 out of 10.