What is CVE-2025-29988?

CVE-2025-29988 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell 14_plus_2-in-1_db04250, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 6.9/10. Published 2025-04-09.

How severe is CVE-2025-29988?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.9 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Dell 14_plus_2-in-1_db04250

CVE-2025-29988

Dell Client Platform BIOS contains a Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary code execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (6.5th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H.

Affected products

Dell 14_plus_2-in-1_db04250
Dell 14_plus_2-in-1_db04250_firmware
Dell 14_plus_db14250
Dell 14_plus_db14250_firmware
Dell 16_plus_2-in-1_db06250
Dell 16_plus_2-in-1_db06250_firmware
Dell 16_plus_db16250
Dell 16_plus_db16250_firmware
Dell 24_all-in-one_ec24250
Dell 24_all-in-one_ec24250_firmware

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-121 — Stack-based Buffer Overflow
CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-29988?: CVE-2025-29988 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell 14_plus_2-in-1_db04250, classified under Stack-based Buffer Overflow. CVSS score: 6.9/10. Published 2025-04-09.
How severe is CVE-2025-29988?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.9 out of 10.