CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
Low
EPSS
Percentile
76.7%
EDK2’s Network Package is susceptible to an infinite lop vulnerability when
parsing a PadN option 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.
Author | Note |
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eslerm | shares fixes with CVE-2023-45232 “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 7ec488242f6 and d925ff1f00e |
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-2023-45233
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45233
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2023-45233
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6638-1
www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-45233
www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/16/2
CVSS3
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
NONE
Integrity Impact
NONE
Availability Impact
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
AI Score
Confidence
Low
EPSS
Percentile
76.7%