Vulnerability Monitor

The vendors, products, and vulnerabilities you care about

CVE-2024-0171


Dell PowerEdge Server BIOS contains an TOCTOU race condition vulnerability. A local low privileged attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability to gain access to otherwise unauthorized resources.


Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a MEDIUM severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 5.3, requiring local system access to exploit but requires specific conditions to be met without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts limited data confidentiality, limited integrity, and limited availability for affected systems. Impacting 12 products from dell, from dell, from dell and 9 others, organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

Reported in 2024, this vulnerability emerged during an era marked by increased sophistication in supply chain attacks, cloud infrastructure vulnerabilities, and software-as-a-service (SaaS) security challenges. Security practices during this period emphasized zero-trust architectures, container security, and API protection.


Published

2024-06-25T16:15:24.197

Last Modified

2024-11-21T08:45:59.980

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 5.3 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses
  • Type: Secondary
    CWE-367

Affected Vendors & Products
Type Vendor Product Version/Range Vulnerable?
Operating System dell poweredge_r6615_firmware < 1.8.3 Yes
Hardware dell poweredge_r6615 - No
Operating System dell poweredge_r7615_firmware < 1.8.3 Yes
Hardware dell poweredge_r7615 - No
Operating System dell poweredge_r6625_firmware < 1.8.3 Yes
Hardware dell poweredge_r6625 - No
Operating System dell poweredge_r7625_firmware < 1.8.3 Yes
Hardware dell poweredge_r7625 - No
Operating System dell poweredge_c6615_firmware < 1.3.3 Yes
Hardware dell poweredge_c6615 - No
Operating System dell xc_core_xc7625_firmware < 1.8.3 Yes
Hardware dell xc_core_xc7625 - No

References

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For dell's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.