CVE-2023-45234 (GCVE-0-2023-45234)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-01-16 16:14
Modified
2025-02-13 17:13
Severity ?
8.3 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
Summary
EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to a buffer overflow vulnerability when processing DNS Servers option from a DHCPv6 Advertise message. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of Confidentiality, Integrity and/or Availability.
References
infosec@edk2.groups.iohttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176574/PixieFail-Proof-Of-Concepts.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
infosec@edk2.groups.iohttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/16/2Mailing List
infosec@edk2.groups.iohttps://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-hc6x-cw6p-gj7hVendor Advisory
infosec@edk2.groups.iohttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SJ42V7O7F4OU6R7QSQQECLB6LDHKZIMQ/
infosec@edk2.groups.iohttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0011/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176574/PixieFail-Proof-Of-Concepts.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/16/2Mailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-hc6x-cw6p-gj7hVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SJ42V7O7F4OU6R7QSQQECLB6LDHKZIMQ/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0011/
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
TianoCore edk2 Version: edk2-stable202308
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