FKIE_CVE-2023-45233

Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2024-01-16 16:15 - Updated: 2026-06-17 06:28
Severity
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
7.5 (High) - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Summary
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.
References
infosec@edk2.groups.iohttp://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176574/PixieFail-Proof-Of-Concepts.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
infosec@edk2.groups.iohttp://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/16/2Mailing List
infosec@edk2.groups.iohttps://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-hc6x-cw6p-gj7hVendor Advisory
infosec@edk2.groups.iohttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SJ42V7O7F4OU6R7QSQQECLB6LDHKZIMQ/
infosec@edk2.groups.iohttps://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0011/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176574/PixieFail-Proof-Of-Concepts.htmlThird Party Advisory, VDB Entry
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/16/2Mailing List
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-hc6x-cw6p-gj7hVendor Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00007.html
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SJ42V7O7F4OU6R7QSQQECLB6LDHKZIMQ/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0011/
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/132380
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
tianocore edk2 *
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