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CVE-2022-36764 (GCVE-0-2022-36764)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-09 16:09 – Updated: 2025-11-03 19:27
VLAI
Title
Heap Buffer Overflow in Tcg2MeasurePeImage
Summary
EDK2 is susceptible to a vulnerability in the Tcg2MeasurePeImage() function, allowing a user to trigger a heap buffer overflow via a local network. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in a compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and/or availability.
Severity
7 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:H
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2024-03-06 21:12 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
TianoCore edk2 Affected: * , ≤ 202311 (Stable)
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Credits
Doug Flick
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