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CVE-2019-11098 (GCVE-0-2019-11098)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2021-07-14 13:28 – Updated: 2024-08-04 22:40
VLAI
Summary
Insufficient input validation in MdeModulePkg in EDKII may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, denial of service and/or information disclosure via physical access.
Severity
6.8 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • escalation of privilege
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
n/a Tianocore Affected: See references
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