What is CVE-2022-4087?

CVE-2022-4087 is a low-severity vulnerability in Ipxe, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 2.6/10. Published 2022-11-21.

How severe is CVE-2022-4087?

Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.6 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ipxe

CVE-2022-4087

A vulnerability was found in iPXE. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function tls_new_ciphertext of the file src/net/tls.c of the component TLS. The manipulation of the argument pad_len leads to information exposure through discrepancy. The name of the patch is 186306d6199096b7a7c4b4574d4be8cdb8426729. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-214054 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

EPSS: 0.005 (38.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 2.6 (Low). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ipxe
Unspecified Ipxe — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

cna@vuldb.com (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
cna@vuldb.com (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-4087?: CVE-2022-4087 is a low-severity vulnerability in Ipxe, classified under Improper Access Control. CVSS score: 2.6/10. Published 2022-11-21.
How severe is CVE-2022-4087?: Low severity. CVSS v3 base score is 2.6 out of 10.