CVE-2023-45232: high-severity vulnerability in TianoCore edk2
Infinite loop in EDK II Network Package
Published · Updated
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21Vexday Risk Score
No sign of exploitation. No public exploitation artifact known so far.
ssvc Trackcvss 7.5epss 2.1%
EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to an infinite loop vulnerability when parsing unknown options 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.
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Affected products
TianoCore · edk2Related CVEs — TianoCore edk2
In the same product, most dangerous first.
CVE-2023-45233HIGHInfinite loop in EDK II Network PackageEPSS 2.1%CVE-2023-45235HIGHBuffer Overflow in EDK II Network PackageEPSS 1.2%CVE-2023-45230HIGHBuffer Overflow in EDK II Network PackageEPSS 1.2%CVE-2023-45234HIGHBuffer Overflow in EDK II Network PackageEPSS 1.2%CVE-2023-45237MEDIUMUse of a Weak PseudoRandom Number Generator in EDK II Network PackageEPSS 1.0%CVE-2023-45236MEDIUMPredictable TCP ISNs in EDK II Network PackageEPSS 1.0%
References
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176574/PixieFail-Proof-Of-Concepts.htmlhttps://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-hc6x-cw6p-gj7hhttps://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00007.htmlhttps://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SJ42V7O7F4OU6R7QSQQECLB6LDHKZIMQ/https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0011/https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/132380http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/16/2