CVE-2024-38797

Severity CVSS v4.0:

Pending analysis

Type:

CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read

Publication date:

07/04/2025

Last modified:

08/04/2025

Description

EDK2 contains a vulnerability in the HashPeImageByType(). A user may cause a read out of bounds when a corrupted data pointer and length are sent via an adjecent network. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to a loss of Integrity and/or Availability.

Impact

Vector 3.x

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L CVSS v3.1 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 4.60 MEDIUM
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L

Attack Vector (AV): Adjacent
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Privileges Required (PR): Low
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope (S): Unchanged
Confidentiality (C): None
Integrity (I): Low
Availability (A): Low

Base Score 3.x

4.60

Severity 3.x

MEDIUM

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-4wjw-6xmf-44xf