CVE Vulnerability

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.

7.2 /10

CVSS v2.0 :

V3 Legend

Vector :

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 10

Attack Vector

Attack Complexity

Privileges Required

User Interaction

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

Scope

6.8 /10

CVSS v3.0 : MEDIUM

V3 Legend

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

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

Configuration 1
Information

Published : 2019-12-16 08:15

Updated : 2019-12-30 05:33

NVD link : CVE-2019-18579

Mitre link : CVE-2019-18579

Products Affected

Dell

Xps 7390 Firmware

CWE
NVD-CWE-Other