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Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

CVE-2014-8271

Medium
6.8/10

Summary

Buffer overflow in the Reclaim function in Tianocore EDK2 before SVN 16280 allows physically proximate attackers to gain privileges via a long variable name.

  • LOW
  • PHYSICAL
  • HIGH
  • UNCHANGED
  • NONE
  • NONE
  • HIGH
  • HIGH

CWE-120 - Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

The program copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.

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