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GHSA-3R3P-444M-2G4P

Vulnerability from github – Published: 2024-01-16 18:31 – Updated: 2025-11-04 21:31

Details

EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to an infinite loop vulnerability when parsing unknown options in the Destination Options header of IPv6. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of Availability.

Severity ?

7.5 (High)


                  
                    CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

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CVE-2023-45232 (GCVE-0-2023-45232)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2024-01-16 16:12 – Updated: 2025-11-04 18:17

Summary

Severity ?

7.5 (High)


                        
                          CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CWE

CWE-835 - Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')

Assigner

TianoCore

References

URL

Tags

	https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/adviso…	vendor-advisory
	http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/16/2
	http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176574/Pixie…
	https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-2024030…
	https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/pac…

Impacted products

	Vendor	Product	Version
	TianoCore	edk2	Affected: edk2-stable202308

Credits

Quarkslab Vulnerability Reports Team Doug Flick

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Author	Source	Type	Date

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Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.

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CVE-2023-45232 (GCVE-0-2023-45232)

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