Integer overflow in edk2 - CVE-2024-38796
Published: September 30, 2024 / Updated: November 27, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU97766
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-38796
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 attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to integer overflow in PeCoffLoaderRelocateImage. A remote user on the local network can pass specially crafted data to the application, trigger integer overflow and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-38796
Install update from vendor's website.