CVE-2024-28962 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Dell Command | Update, Dell Update, and Alienware Update UWP, versions prior to 5.4, contain an Exposed Dangerous Method or Function vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to denial of service.

Published: 2024-08-06

Score: 6.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Dell

Dell Update (DU)

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`N/A`	affected	< 5.4

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:a:dell:alienware_update::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:dell:command_update::::::::
	cpe:2.3:a:dell:update::::::::

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2024-26024	Dell Command \| Update, Dell Update, and Alienware Update UWP, versions prior to 5.4, contain an Exposed Dangerous Method or Function vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to denial of service.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00381.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

References

Link	Providers
https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-us/000227236/dsa-2024-169

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Dell Alienware Update Command Update Update

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: dell

Published: 2024-08-06T03:59:10.203Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:33:00.521Z

Reserved: 2024-03-13T15:42:12.960Z

Link: CVE-2024-28962

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-06T13:32:48.813Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-08-06T04:16:45.810

Modified: 2026-06-17T07:22:09.850

Link: CVE-2024-28962

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-610
Externally Controlled Reference to a Resource in Another Sphere

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