CVE-2019-18579

Settings for the Dell XPS 13 2-in-1 (7390) BIOS versions prior to 1.1.3 contain a configuration vulnerability. The BIOS configuration for the "Enable Thunderbolt (and PCIe behind TBT) pre-boot modules" setting is enabled by default. A local unauthenticated attacker with physical access to a user's system can obtain read or write access to main memory via a DMA attack during platform boot.

CVSS v3.0 6.8 MEDIUM
CVSS v2.0 7.2 HIGH

6.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 0.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector PHYSICAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

7.2^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector LOCAL

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
https://www.dell.com/support/article/SLN319808	Patch Vendor Advisory

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

AND

cpe:2.3:o:dell:xps_7390_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:dell:xps_7390:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Information

Published : 2019-12-16 12:15

Updated : 2019-12-30 09:33

NVD link : CVE-2019-18579

Mitre link : CVE-2019-18579

JSON object : View

CWE

NVD-CWE-Other

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Products Affected

dell

xps_7390
xps_7390_firmware

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