Heap-based Buffer Overflow
CVE-2024-38796
Summary
EDK2 contains a vulnerability in the PeCoffLoaderRelocateImage(). An Attacker may cause memory corruption due to an overflow via an adjacent network. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to a loss of Confidentiality, Integrity, and/or Availability.
- HIGH
- ADJACENT_NETWORK
- HIGH
- UNCHANGED
- NONE
- LOW
- LOW
- LOW
CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow
A heap overflow condition is a buffer overflow, where the buffer that can be overwritten is allocated in the heap portion of memory, generally meaning that the buffer was allocated using a routine such as malloc().
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Advisory Timeline
- Published
