Medium severity · published Apr 9, 2025
CVE-2025-29988
Dell Client Platform BIOS contains a Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability
6.7
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Dell Client Platform BIOS contains a Stack-based Buffer Overflow Vulnerability. A high privileged attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to arbitrary code execution.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 7% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
DC
Dell Client Platform BIOS · Dell
before 2.1.5; before 1.35.0; before 2.24.0; before 1.33.0 · source: vendor
AA
Alienware Area-51 Aat2250 Firmware · Dell
before 1.4.2 · source: NVD
AA
Alienware Aurora Act1250 Firmware · Dell
before 1.4.3 · source: NVD
AM
Alienware M15 R6 Firmware · Dell
before 1.36.0 · source: NVD
AM
Alienware M15 R7 Firmware · Dell
before 1.32.0 · source: NVD
L3
Latitude 3140 2in1 Firmware · Dell
before 1.23.0 · source: NVD
L3
Latitude 3320 Firmware · Dell
before 1.35.0 · source: NVD
L3
Latitude 3330 Firmware · Dell
before 1.28.0 · source: NVD
L3
Latitude 3340 Firmware · Dell
before 1.21.0 · source: NVD
L3
Latitude 3410 Firmware · Dell
before 1.33.0 · source: NVD
L3
Latitude 3420 Firmware · Dell
before 1.40.0 · source: NVD
L3
Latitude 3430 Firmware · Dell
before 1.26.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-29988
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-29988
Vendor Advisory
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000283859/dsa-2025-088
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