Dell Client BIOS Incorrect Authorization (DSA-2024-122)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 200813

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Synopsis

The remote device is missing a vendor-supplied security patch

Description

Dell Client Platform contains an incorrect authorization vulnerability. An attacker with physical access to the system could potentially exploit this vulnerability by bypassing BIOS authorization to modify settings in the BIOS.

Note that Nessus has not tested for this issue but has instead relied only on the application's self-reported version number.

Solution

Apply the security patch in accordance with the vendor advisory.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 200813

File Name: dell_bios_dsa-2024-122.nasl

Version: 1.4

Type: local

Agent: windows

Family: Windows

Published: 6/21/2024

Updated: 9/26/2024

Supported Sensors: Nessus Agent, Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 5.9

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Temporal Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2024-0160

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.8

Temporal Score: 5.9

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/o:dell:bios

Required KB Items: BIOS/Version, BIOS/Vendor, BIOS/Model

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 5/30/2024

Vulnerability Publication Date: 5/30/2024

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2024-0160

IAVA: 2024-A-0360

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