CVE-2023-45230 (GCVE-0-2023-45230)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2024-01-16 16:08
Modified
2025-05-07 20:15
Severity ?
8.3 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:H
CWE
  • CWE-119 - Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
Summary
EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to a buffer overflow vulnerability via a long server ID option in DHCPv6 client. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of Confidentiality, Integrity and/or Availability.
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TianoCore edk2 Version: edk2-stable202308
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