UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45235

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    UBUNTU-CVE-2023-45235

    Published: 16 Jan 2024Last Modified: 5 Oct 2026
    Upstream:
    CVE-2023-45235
    Aliases:
    USN-6638-1

    Summary:

    Details: EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to a buffer overflow vulnerability when handling Server ID option from a DHCPv6 proxy Advertise message. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of Confidentiality, Integrity and/or Availability.

    References: https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2023-45235, https://blog.quarkslab.com/pixiefail-nine-vulnerabilities-in-tianocores-edk-ii-ipv6-network-stack.html, https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/16/2, https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-hc6x-cw6p-gj7h, https://ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-6638-1, https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-45235

    Affected packages

    Package

    Name: edk2

    Purl: pkg:deb/ubuntu/edk2?arch=source&distro=esm-apps-legacy%2Fxenial

    Affected ranges

    Type: ECOSYSTEM

    Events:

    Introduced- 0
    Fixed -None

    Affected versions

    0~20150106.5c2d456b-2

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High
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