Cyber Resilience

CVE-2024-28970

Memory Safety in Dell Vostro 5502 Firmware ≤ 1.30.0

Published
12 June 2024
Modified
21 November 2024
Patch / advisory
CVSS Score v3.1 4.7
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Raw vectorCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
EPSS Score 0.0014 4th percentile
Risk Priority 35 floored blend · peak EPSS

Summary

CVE-2024-28970 is a medium-severity Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787) vulnerability in Dell Vostro 5502 Firmware. Its CVSS base score is 4.7 (Medium).

Operationally, ranked at the 4th percentile by exploit likelihood (below the median); it is not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

EU & UK References

Vulnerability Data

Dell Client BIOS contains an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user with admin privileges could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to platform denial of service.

CWE(s)

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Affected Assets

dell
vostro 5502 firmware
≤ 1.30.0
dell
vostro 5402 firmware
≤ 1.30.0
dell
precision 3660 firmware
≤ 2.14.0
dell
inspiron 5509 firmware
≤ 1.30.0
dell
inspiron 5502 firmware
≤ 1.30.0
dell
inspiron 5409 firmware
≤ 1.30.0
dell
inspiron 5402 firmware
≤ 1.30.0
dell
inspiron 27 7720 all-in-one firmware
≤ 1.11.0
dell
inspiron 24 5420 all-in-one firmware
≤ 1.11.0
dell
inspiron 16 plus 7640 firmware
≤ 1.6.0
+4 more product configuration(s) — see NVD for full list

Mitigating Controls

Likely Mitigating Controls AI

Per-CVE control mapping for this CVE has not run yet; the list below is derived from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry.

addresses: CWE-787

Out-of-bounds writes that corrupt control flow or inject shellcode are rendered non-executable by the same memory protections.

Mitigating Controls (NIST CSF 2.0) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→CSF cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

PR.PS-06 mostly match
prevents

Secure-development practices (static analysis, bounds checking, code review) are the primary means of preventing out-of-bounds writes.

ID.RA-01 partial match
prevents

Vulnerability scanning and recording can discover out-of-bounds write flaws so they can be remediated.

PR.PS-02 partial match
prevents

Patching or replacing vulnerable software directly eliminates known instances of this coding weakness.

Mitigating Controls (ISO/IEC 27001:2022 Annex A) AI

Derived directly from the weakness types (CWEs) cited in the NVD entry via our AI-authored CWE→ISO cross-walk (authority under review) — links open the control.

detects

Security testing in development and acceptance can detect and prevent out-of-bounds write defects.

prevents

Secure development life cycle mandates practices that prevent out-of-bounds writes.

prevents

Application security requirements can specify bounds-checking and safe memory handling.

prevents

Secure architecture and engineering principles reduce the likelihood of buffer overflows.

prevents

Secure coding directly addresses out-of-bounds writes through language choice and coding standards.

prevents

Change management can enforce review gates that catch unsafe memory operations before deployment.

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