Pre-boot RCE in EDK II PXE driver
Impact
EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where a user may cause “Out-of-bounds Write”, Classic Buffer Overflow, and “Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size” by remote access. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to arbitrary code execution. It could also impact Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability.
Source excerpt · TianoCoreAffected packages
Affected products
Vendor version evidence. Product records are separate from automatic dependency matching.
TianoCore · EDK2
Other versions: unaffected
| Version / range | Source status |
|---|---|
| 0 through edk2-stable202608 (inclusive) | affected |
Original source description
EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where a user may cause “Out-of-bounds Write”, Classic Buffer Overflow, and “Incorrect Calculation of Buffer Size” by remote access. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can lead to arbitrary code execution. It could also impact Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability.