CVE-2024-38304

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS Score

Published: August 29, 2024 at 08:03 AM UTC

Updated: June 17, 2026 at 07:39 AM UTC

63 products affected across 1 vendorDSS8440 FirmwarePoweredge MX740C FirmwarePoweredge R640 Firmware

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Severity

MEDIUM6.5

Exploit prediction

EPSS 0.1%

SSVC

No known exploit

Description

Dell PowerEdge Platform, 14G Intel BIOS version(s) prior to 2.22.x, contains an Access of Memory Location After End of Buffer vulnerability. A low privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information disclosure.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

DSS8440 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 2.22.2

Affected range stops below 2.22.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-dss-8440 (same device)

EMC Storage NX3240 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 2.22.2

Affected range stops below 2.22.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-emc-storage-nx3240 (same device)

EMC Storage NX3340 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 2.22.2

Affected range stops below 2.22.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-emc-storage-nx3340 (same device)

EMC Xc Core 6420 System Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 2.22.2

Affected range stops below 2.22.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-emc-xc-core-6420-system (same device)

EMC Xc Core XC640 System Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 2.22.2

Affected range stops below 2.22.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-emc-xc-core-xc640-system (same device)

EMC Xc Core XC740XD System Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 2.22.2

Affected range stops below 2.22.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-emc-xc-core-xc740xd-system (same device)

EMC Xc Core XC740XD2 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 2.22.1

Affected range stops below 2.22.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-emc-xc-core-xc740xd2 (same device)

EMC Xc Core XC940 System Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 2.22.2

Affected range stops below 2.22.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-emc-xc-core-xc940-system (same device)

EMC Xc Core XCXR2 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 2.22.1

Affected range stops below 2.22.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

dell-emc-xc-core-xcxr2 (same device)

Poweredge C4140 Firmware · Dell

95%

v < 2.22.2

Affected range stops below 2.22.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

Patch and advisory references

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000228137/dsa-2024-310-security-update-for-dell-poweredge-server-for-access-of-memory-location-after-end-of-buffer-vulnerability

References (1)

Vendor Advisory

Source: [email protected]

https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000228137/dsa-2024-310-security-update-for-dell-poweredge-server-for-access-of-memory-location-after-end-of-buffer-vulnerability

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

6.5MEDIUM[email protected]

Attack Vector: LOCAL
Complexity: LOW
Privileges: LOW
User Interaction: NONE
Scope: CHANGED
Confidentiality: HIGH
Integrity: NONE
Availability: NONE

Vector?

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StatusANALYZED

CWE

CWE-788NVD-CWE-Other

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