What is CVE-2024-42424?

CVE-2024-42424 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell 7920_xl_rack, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-09-10.

How severe is CVE-2024-42424?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.

Improper input validation in Dell 7920_xl_rack

CVE-2024-42424

Dell Precision Rack, 14G Intel BIOS versions prior to 2.22.2, contains an Improper Input Validation vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information disclosure.

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

EPSS: 0.001 (4.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Dell 7920_xl_rack
Dell 7920_xl_rack_firmware
Dell Precision Rack Bios — versions N/A
Dell Precision_7920_rack
Dell Precision_7920_rack_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42424?: CVE-2024-42424 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell 7920_xl_rack, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2024-09-10.
How severe is CVE-2024-42424?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.