CVE-2023-32461

MEDIUMNVD 5.05.0—

5.0

Dell PowerEdge BIOS and Dell Precision BIOS contain a buffer overflow vulnerability. A local malicious user with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to corrupt memory and potentially escalate privileges.

CVSS v3: 5.0
EG Score: 5.0(medium)
EPSS: 20.4%
KEV: Not listed

Published

September 15, 2023

Last Modified

November 21, 2024

References (2)

security_alert@emchttps://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000216543/dsa-2023-292-security-update-for-dell-poweredge-server-bios-vulnerability
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000216543/dsa-2023-292-security-update-for-dell-poweredge-server-bios-vulnerability

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

CWE-122Heap-based Buffer Overflow

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What is CVE-2023-32461?

CVE-2023-32461 is a medium vulnerability published on September 15, 2023. Dell PowerEdge BIOS and Dell Precision BIOS contain a buffer overflow vulnerability. A local malicious user with high privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to corrupt memory and potentially escalate privileges.

When was CVE-2023-32461 disclosed?

CVE-2023-32461 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on September 15, 2023, with the most recent update on November 21, 2024. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.

Is CVE-2023-32461 actively exploited?

CVE-2023-32461 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 20.4% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.

What is the CVSS score of CVE-2023-32461?

CVE-2023-32461 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.0 (NVD).

How do I remediate CVE-2023-32461?

Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2023-32461, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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