Input validation error in edk2 - CVE-2019-11098

 

Input validation error in edk2 - CVE-2019-11098

Published: January 2, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU70612
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-11098
CWE-ID: CWE-20
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: TianoCore
Affected software:
edk2

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows an attacker to compromise the affected system.

The vulnerability exists due to insufficient validation of user-supplied input in MdeModulePkg. An attacker with physical access to the affected system can execute arbitrary code.


How to mitigate CVE-2019-11098

Install updates from vendor's website.

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