Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in EDK II Network Stack by TianoCore
CVE-2018-12178

9.1CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (edk Ii)

Status
Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (edk Ii)
Vendor
CVE Published:
27 March 2019

What is CVE-2018-12178?

A buffer overflow in the network stack of EDK II may be exploited by unprivileged users, potentially leading to privilege escalation and/or denial of service attacks through crafted network packets. This vulnerability poses significant risks to system integrity and could allow unauthorized execution of arbitrary code in the context of the affected system.

Affected Version(s)

Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (EDK II)

References

https://edk2-docs.gitbooks.io/security-advisory/content/d...
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019...
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-ann...
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CVSS V3.1

Score:
9.1
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
None
Integrity:
High
Availability:
None
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
None
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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