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EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to an infinite lop...

High severity Unreviewed Published Jan 16, 2024 to the GitHub Advisory Database • Updated Mar 13, 2024

Package

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Affected versions

Unknown

Patched versions

Unknown

Description

EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to an infinite lop vulnerability when parsing a PadN option in the Destination Options header of IPv6. This
vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized
access and potentially lead to a loss of Availability.

References

Published by the National Vulnerability Database Jan 16, 2024
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database Jan 16, 2024
Last updated Mar 13, 2024

Severity

High
7.5
/ 10

CVSS base metrics

Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Weaknesses

CVE ID

CVE-2023-45233

GHSA ID

GHSA-p9h6-p7cr-7842

Source code

No known source code

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