CVE-2024-0162

Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS and Dell Precision Rack BIOS contain an Improper SMM communication buffer verification vulnerability. A local low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability leading to out-of-bound read/writes to SMRAM.

Published: 2024-03-13 Last update: 2026-06-17 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Analyzed，CVE State: published
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CVE-2024-0162 is rated Low Risk (22.9/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.15%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2024-0162

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2026-06-15 0.09% 0.15% +0.06%
2 2025-11-21 0.05% 0.09% +0.04%
3 2025-11-18 — 0.05% —

Full EPSS history (7 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2024-0162

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.3 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:H)
Even with access, the exploit needs extra luck, timing, or a fussy environment to actually work.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:L)
Some sensitive info could get out, but not a total data dump.
Integrity (I:L)
Attackers could change some data, but it’s limited—not everything goes.
Availability (A:L)
Might cause slowdowns, glitches, or partial disruption—not a full brick.
 1.1 3.7 [email protected]
8.8 3.1 HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:C)
Breaking this can reach past the original component and bite other resources—bigger blast radius.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:H)
They could widely tamper with or forge data—trust in the data is badly hurt.
Availability (A:H)
Could take the service down hard or make it unusable for people who depend on it.
 2.0 6.0 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2024-0162

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2024-0162

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dell poweredge_r660_firmware < 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_r660_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_r760_firmware < 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_r760_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_c6620_firmware < 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_c6620_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_mx760c_firmware < 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_mx760c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_r860_firmware < 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_r860_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_r960_firmware < 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_r960_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_hs5610_firmware < 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_hs5610_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_hs5620_firmware < 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_hs5620_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_r660xs_firmware < 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_r660xs_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_r760xs_firmware < 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_r760xs_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_r760xd2_firmware < 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_r760xd2_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_t560_firmware < 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_t560_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_r760xa_firmware < 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_r760xa_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_xe9680_firmware < 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_xe9680_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_xr5610_firmware < 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_xr5610_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_xr8610t_firmware < 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_xr8610t_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_xr8620t_firmware < 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_xr8620t_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_xr7620_firmware < 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_xr7620_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_xe8640_firmware < 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_xe8640_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_xe9640_firmware < 1.8.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_xe9640_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_r6615_firmware < 1.7.2 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_r6615_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_r7615_firmware < 1.7.2 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_r7615_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_r6625_firmware < 1.7.2 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_r6625_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_r7625_firmware < 1.7.2 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_r7625_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_c6615_firmware < 1.2.3 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_c6615_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_r650_firmware < 1.13.2 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_r650_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_r750_firmware < 1.13.2 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_r750_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_r750xa_firmware < 1.13.2 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_r750xa_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_c6520_firmware < 1.13.2 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_c6520_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_mx750c_firmware < 1.13.2 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_mx750c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_r550_firmware < 1.13.2 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_r550_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_r450_firmware < 1.13.2 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_r450_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_r650xs_firmware < 1.13.2 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_r650xs_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_r750xs_firmware < 1.13.2 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_r750xs_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_t550_firmware < 1.13.2 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_t550_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_xr11_firmware < 1.13.2 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_xr11_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_xr12_firmware < 1.13.2 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_xr12_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_t150_firmware < 1.9.1 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_t150_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_t350_firmware < 1.9.1 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_t350_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_r250_firmware < 1.9.1 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_r250_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_r350_firmware < 1.9.1 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_r350_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_xr4510c_firmware < 1.14.1 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_xr4510c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_xr4520c_firmware < 1.14.1 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_xr4520c_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_r6515_firmware < 2.14.1 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_r6515_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_r6525_firmware < 2.14.1 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_r6525_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_r7515_firmware < 2.14.1 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_r7515_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_r7525_firmware < 2.14.1 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_r7525_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_c6525_firmware < 2.14.1 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_c6525_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell poweredge_xe8545_firmware < 2.14.1 cpe:2.3:o:dell:poweredge_xe8545_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell xc_core_xc660_firmware < 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:xc_core_xc660_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell xc_core_xc760_firmware < 2.0.0 cpe:2.3:o:dell:xc_core_xc760_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell xc_core_xc7625_firmware < 1.7.2 cpe:2.3:o:dell:xc_core_xc7625_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell emc_xc_core_xc450_firmware < 1.13.2 cpe:2.3:o:dell:emc_xc_core_xc450_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell emc_xc_core_xc650_firmware < 1.13.2 cpe:2.3:o:dell:emc_xc_core_xc650_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell emc_xc_core_xc750_firmware < 1.13.2 cpe:2.3:o:dell:emc_xc_core_xc750_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell emc_xc_core_xc750xa_firmware < 1.13.2 cpe:2.3:o:dell:emc_xc_core_xc750xa_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell emc_xc_core_xc6520_firmware < 1.13.2 cpe:2.3:o:dell:emc_xc_core_xc6520_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
dell emc_xc_core_xc7525_firmware < 2.14.1 cpe:2.3:o:dell:emc_xc_core_xc7525_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2024-0162

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