What is CVE-2017-5731?

CVE-2017-5731 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tianocore Edk2, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-10-28.

How severe is CVE-2017-5731?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Tianocore Edk2

CVE-2017-5731

Bounds checking in Tianocompress before November 7, 2017 may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable an escalation of privilege via local access.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.004 (31.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Tianocore Edk2
N/a Tianocore — versions before November 7, 2017

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

secure@intel.com (Patch, x_refsource_MISC, Issue Tracking, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2017-5731?: CVE-2017-5731 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tianocore Edk2, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.8/10. Published 2019-10-28.
How severe is CVE-2017-5731?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.8 out of 10.