VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2014-8271
Buffer overflow in the Reclaim function in Tianocore EDK2 before SVN 16280 allows physically proximate attackers to gain privileges via a long variable name.
MEDIUM 6.8EPSS 0.40%
Does this matter?
Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.40%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own.
Description
Buffer overflow in the Reclaim function in Tianocore EDK2 before SVN 16280 allows physically proximate attackers to gain privileges via a long variable name.
- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.40% probability · 34th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-120
- Affected
- tianocore/edk2
- Source
- cret@cert.org
References
- http://sourceforge.net/p/edk2/code/16280/Patch
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/533140Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://sourceforge.net/p/edk2/code/16280/Patch
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/533140Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.