CVE-2021-36342 high CVSS 7.5

Buffer Overflow in Dell BIOS (CVE-2021-36342)

Summary

Vulnerability in Dell BIOS (CVE-2021-36342). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.

Original description

The description as published by the source.

Dell BIOS contains an improper input validation vulnerability. A local authenticated malicious user may potentially exploit this vulnerability by using an SMI to gain arbitrary code execution in SMRAM.

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD

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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2021-36342 has been found in Dell BIOS.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 7.5/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Dell BIOS CVE-2021-36342" on the vendor's site.

CVE-2021-36342 (Dell BIOS) — CWE-119 / CVSS v3 7.5
Attack vector: local / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.

❓ What is the problem

A vulnerability (CWE-119) exists in Dell BIOS.

📍 Affected scope

Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Dell BIOS.

🔥 Severity

Severity: High (CVSS 7.5/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.

🔧 How to fix

Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.

🛡️ Workaround

Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.

🔍 Detection

Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.

Response actions

Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order

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Identify exposure identify
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Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.
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資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Dell BIOS を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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Post-deployment verification verify
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Confirm patched version is live in production
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パッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。

References

patch dell.com