CVE-2024-38797 (GCVE-0-2024-38797)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-04-07 17:18 – Updated: 2025-04-08 16:00
VLAI
Title
Out-of-bounds Read in HashPeImageByType()
Summary
EDK2 contains a vulnerability in the HashPeImageByType(). A user may cause a read out of bounds when a corrupted data pointer and length are sent via an adjecent network. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to a loss of Integrity and/or Availability.
Severity
4.6 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2025-04-08 14:20 UTC
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
TianoCore EDK2 Affected: 0 , ≤ edk2-stable202408 (custom)
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Date Public
2025-04-07 17:10
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