#VU34845 Integer overflow in edk2 - CVE-2014-4860 

 

#VU34845 Integer overflow in edk2 - CVE-2014-4860

Published: January 31, 2020 / Updated: August 8, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU34845
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:P/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2014-4860
CWE-ID: CWE-190
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
edk2
Software vendor:
TianoCore

Description

The vulnerability allows a local non-authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code.

Multiple integer overflows in the Pre-EFI Initialization (PEI) boot phase in the Capsule Update feature in the UEFI implementation in EDK2 allow physically proximate attackers to bypass intended access restrictions by providing crafted data that is not properly handled during the coalescing phase.


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.

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