CVE-2020-5387 (GCVE-0-2020-5387)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-10-01 20:05 – Updated: 2024-09-16 23:21
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Summary
Dell XPS 13 9370 BIOS versions prior to 1.13.1 contains an Improper Exception Handling vulnerability. A local attacker with physical access could exploit this vulnerability to prevent the system from booting until the exploited boot device is removed.
Severity
2.3 (Low)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-755 - Improper Handling of Exceptional Conditions
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
Dell CPG BIOS Affected: unspecified , < 1.13.1 (custom)
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Date Public
2020-09-29 00:00
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