#VU85519 Out-of-bounds read in edk2 - CVE-2023-45229
Published: January 17, 2024
Vulnerability identifier: #VU85519
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2023-45229
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
edk2
edk2
Software vendor:
TianoCore
TianoCore
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when processing the IA_NA or IA_TA option in a DHCPv6 Advertise message. A remote attacker on the local network can trigger an out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.