Vulnerability Details : CVE-2018-12178
Buffer overflow in network stack for EDK II may allow unprivileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via network.
Vulnerability category: OverflowDenial of service
Products affected by CVE-2018-12178
- cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk_ii:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-12178
0.31%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 51 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2018-12178
| Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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6.4
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MEDIUM | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P |
10.0
|
4.9
|
NIST | |
|
9.1
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CRITICAL | CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H |
3.9
|
5.2
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2018-12178
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The product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2018-12178
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4ABTDKZK2G5XP6JCO3HXMPOA2NRTIYDZ/
[SECURITY] Fedora 29 Update: edk2-20190308stable-1.fc29 - package-announce - Fedora Mailing-Lists
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https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03912en_us
HPESBHF03912 rev.2 - Certain HPE Servers with a UEFI-based BIOS, Multiple Local Vulnerabilities
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https://edk2-docs.gitbooks.io/security-advisory/content/dns-pack-size-check.html
32. DNS Packet Size Check ยท Security AdvisoryPatch;Third Party Advisory
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/4349-1/
USN-4349-1: EDK II vulnerabilities | Ubuntu security notices | Ubuntu
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00046.html
[security-announce] openSUSE-SU-2019:1083-1: important: Security update
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