CWE-1190Base

DMA Device Enabled Too Early in Boot Phase

Draft in the CWE catalog · 1 CVE mapped

1
CVEs mapped
6.9
Median CVSS
What it is

The product enables a Direct Memory Access (DMA) capable device before the security configuration settings are established, which allows an attacker to extract data from or gain privileges on the product.

Recent examples
6.9cvss
CVE-2022-22566

Select Dell Client Commercial and Consumer platforms contain a pre-boot direct memory access (DMA) vulnerability

Select Dell Client Commercial and Consumer platforms contain a pre-boot direct memory access (DMA) vulnerability. An authenticated attacker with physical access to the system may potentially exploit this vulnerability in order to execute arbitrary code on the device.

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The record
Technical detail
CWE ID
CWE-1190
Abstraction
Base
Structure
Simple
Status
Draft
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