DSA-2024-459: Dell BSAFE™ Micro Edition Suite Security Update

Summary: Dell BSAFE Micro Edition Suite remediation is available to address a vulnerability that could be exploited by malicious users to compromise the affected system.

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Impact

High

Details

Proprietary Code CVE Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String
CVE-2024-48014

Dell BSAFE Micro Edition Suite, versions prior to 5.0.2.3 contain an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to denial of service. 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HThis hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies. 
Proprietary Code CVE Description CVSS Base Score CVSS Vector String
CVE-2024-48014

Dell BSAFE Micro Edition Suite, versions prior to 5.0.2.3 contain an Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with remote access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to denial of service. 7.5 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HThis hyperlink is taking you to a website outside of Dell Technologies. 
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Affected Products & Remediation

Product

Affected versions

Remediated versions

Link

Dell BSAFE Micro Edition Suite

Versions prior to 5.0.3

Version 5.0.3 or later

How To Request a Dell BSAFE product download

Product

Affected versions

Remediated versions

Link

Dell BSAFE Micro Edition Suite

Versions prior to 5.0.3

Version 5.0.3 or later

How To Request a Dell BSAFE product download

Workarounds & Mitigations

These issues may be mitigated by a workaround, if the customer’s implementations are deemed vulnerable. Customers with an active maintenance contract can contact BSAFE Support for details about the workarounds.

Revision History

RevisionDateDescription
1.0 2024-12-03Initial release
2.02025-09-25CVE ID, CVSS score, CVSS vector string, and vulnerability details publicly disclosed.
3.02025-09-25Removed Additional Info
4.02025-10-01Updated for enhanced presentation with no changes to content

Related Information

Affected Products

BSAFE Micro Edition Suite
Article Properties
Article Number: 000256131
Article Type: Dell Security Advisory
Last Modified: 01 Oct 2025
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