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HistoryJan 25, 2024 - 5:18 p.m.

CVE-2023-40549

2024-01-2517:18:12
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shim
out-of-bounds read
denial of service
pe binary
boundary verification

6.2 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

5.5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%

An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in Shim due to the lack of proper boundary verification during the load of a PE binary. This flaw allows an attacker to load a crafted PE binary, triggering the issue and crashing Shim, resulting in a denial of service.

Mitigation

There's no available mitigation for this issue.

6.2 Medium

CVSS3

Attack Vector

LOCAL

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality Impact

NONE

Integrity Impact

NONE

Availability Impact

HIGH

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

5.5 Medium

AI Score

Confidence

High

0.0004 Low

EPSS

Percentile

5.1%