Integer overflow in edk2 - CVE-2024-38805
Published: September 22, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU116004
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38805
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: TianoCore
Affected software:
edk2
edk2
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow within the iSCSI initiator. A remote user can send specially crafted data to the system, trigger an integer overflow and perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-38805
Install updates from vendor's website.