CVE-2024-0173 is an improper parameter initialization vulnerability affecting Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and Dell Precision Rack BIOS. A local, low-privileged attacker could exploit this to read non-SMM stack memory contents. The vulnerability has a low CVSS score of 3.3, indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring no user interaction, and resulting in a low impact on confidentiality. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.9.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_r350_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.14.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_r6515_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.14.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_r6525_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.14.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_r7515_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
< 2.14.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_r7525_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:N/A:N
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.