CVE-2020-5388
CVSS V2 Medium 4.4
CVSS V3 Medium 6.9
Description
Dell Inspiron 15 7579 2-in-1 BIOS versions prior to 1.31.0 contain an Improper SMM communication buffer verification vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an SMI to gain arbitrary code execution in SMRAM.
Overview
- CVE ID
- CVE-2020-5388
- Assigner
- security_alert@emc.com
- Vulnerability Status
- Analyzed
- Published Version
- 2020-11-10T15:15:12
- Last Modified Date
- 2020-11-24T17:51:48
Weakness Enumerations
CPE Configuration (Product)
| CPE | Vulnerable | Operator | Version Start | Version End |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| AND | ||||
| cpe:2.3:o:dell:inspiron_15_7579_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 1 | OR | 1.31.0 | |
| cpe:2.3:h:dell:inspiron_15_7579:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 0 | OR |
CVSS Version 2
- Version
- 2.0
- Vector String
- AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
- Access Vector
- LOCAL
- Access Compatibility
- MEDIUM
- Authentication
- NONE
- Confidentiality Impact
- PARTIAL
- Integrity Impact
- PARTIAL
- Availability Impact
- PARTIAL
- Base Score
- 4.4
- Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 3.4
- Impact Score
- 6.4
CVSS Version 3
- Version
- 3.1
- Vector String
- CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Attack Vector
- PHYSICAL
- Attack Compatibility
- HIGH
- Privileges Required
- HIGH
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- CHANGED
- Confidentiality Impact
- HIGH
- Availability Impact
- HIGH
- Base Score
- 6.9
- Base Severity
- MEDIUM
- Exploitability Score
- 0.3
- Impact Score
- 6
References
| Reference URL | Reference Tags |
|---|---|
| https://www.dell.com/support/article/en-us/sln322869/dsa-2020-215-dell-inspiron-15-7579-2-in-1-improper-smm-communication-buffer-boundary-verification-vulnerability | Vendor Advisory |
Sources
| Source Name | Source URL |
|---|---|
| NIST | https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5388 |
| MITRE | https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-5388 |
History
| Created | Old Value | New Value | Data Type | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-05-10 16:19:00 | Added to TrackCVE | |||
| 2022-12-05 16:22:21 | secure@dell.com | security_alert@emc.com | CVE Assigner | updated |
| 2022-12-05 16:22:21 | 2020-11-10T15:15Z | 2020-11-10T15:15:12 | CVE Published Date | updated |
| 2022-12-05 16:22:21 | 2020-11-24T17:51:48 | CVE Modified Date | updated | |
| 2022-12-05 16:22:21 | Analyzed | Vulnerability Status | updated |