Buffer overflow in Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (Edk Ii)
CVE-2018-12181
Stack overflow in corrupted bmp for EDK II may allow unprivileged user to potentially enable denial of service or elevation of privilege via local access.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.0 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (34.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 34th percentile — 34.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- edk2-docs.gitbooks.io/security-advisory/content/stack-overflow-on-corrupted-bmp… (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/… (vendor-advisory)
- support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00030.html (vendor-advisory)
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00048.html (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2125 (vendor-advisory)
- access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3338 (vendor-advisory)
- usn.ubuntu.com/4349-1/ (vendor-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2018-12181?
- CVE-2018-12181 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (Edk Ii), classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 6.0/10. Published 2019-03-27.
- How severe is CVE-2018-12181?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.0 out of 10.