Ubuntu.comUB:CVE-2023-45229CVE-2023-45229
6.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
ADJACENT
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.6 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
23.2%
EDK2’s Network Package is susceptible to an out-of-bounds read
vulnerability when processing the IA_NA or IA_TA option in a DHCPv6
Advertise message. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to
gain unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of Confidentiality.
Bugs
- <https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4534>
- <https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=4518>
Notes
| Author | Note |
|---|---|
| eslerm | “exposure is limited to PXE boot or HTTP boot” patchset available in bug 4518, but not in repo (until Feb-24) fix and unit test commit id likely 9613e15be77 and ac0130907b8 |
References
blog.quarkslab.com/pixiefail-nine-vulnerabilities-in-tianocores-edk-ii-ipv6-network-stack.html
github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-hc6x-cw6p-gj7h
launchpad.net/bugs/cve/CVE-2023-45229
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45229
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-45229
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-45229
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/16/2
Related
6.5 Medium
CVSS3
Attack Vector
ADJACENT
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
NONE
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
6.6 Medium
AI Score
Confidence
High
0.001 Low
EPSS
Percentile
23.2%