Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow Affecting tianocore/edk2 package, versions [,202402)


Severity

Recommended
0.0
high
0
10

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Threat Intelligence

EPSS
0.29% (21st percentile)

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  • Snyk IDSNYK-UNMANAGED-TIANOCOREEDK2-6152164
  • published11 Jan 2024
  • disclosed9 Jan 2024
  • creditUnknown

Introduced: 9 Jan 2024

CVE-2022-36765  (opens in a new tab)
CWE-680  (opens in a new tab)

How to fix?

Upgrade tianocore/edk2 to version 202402 or higher.

Overview

Affected versions of this package are vulnerable to Integer Overflow to Buffer Overflow due to an integer overflow in the CreateHob function. An attacker can cause out-of-bounds read/write operations by manipulating the input to this function. This is only exploitable if the attacker has local access and the ability to execute low-privileged code on the system.

CVSS Base Scores

version 3.1