PT-2020-7745 · Intel · Tianocore Edk2

Corey Kallenberg + 1 · Published 2020-02-06 · Updated 2020-02-11 · CVE-2014-8271

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

4.6

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Tianocore EDK2 versions prior to SVN 16280

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow in the Reclaim function, allowing physically proximate attackers to gain privileges via a long variable name.

Recommendations For versions prior to SVN 16280, update to a version after SVN 16280 to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to the Reclaim function to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-120

Related Identifiers

CVE-2014-8271

Affected Products

Tianocore Edk2

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2014-8271 · Security Note
• http://sourceforge.net/p/edk2/code/16280 · Patch
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/533140 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/841 · Telegram Post