Vulnerability · Published Apr 9, 2025 · Assigned by dell
CVE-2025-29988
Medium 6.9
In plain English
A medium-severity stack buffer overflow in Dell Client Platform BIOS from Dell. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 7% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.9Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 93.1% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official 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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| Dell | Dell Client Platform BIOS | N/A – before 2.1.5N/A – before 1.35.0N/A – before 2.24.0N/A – before 1.33.0 |
Weakness: CWE-121 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
References
- https://www.dell.com/support/kbdoc/en-in/000283859/dsa-2025-088 vendor-advisory