What is CVE-2024-38805?

CVE-2024-38805 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tianocore Edk2, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2025-08-12.

How severe is CVE-2024-38805?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.

Is CVE-2024-38805 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Integer overflow in Tianocore Edk2

CVE-2024-38805

EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where a user may cause an Integer Overflow or Wraparound by network means. A successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to denial of service.

Vulnerability class: Integer Overflow

EPSS: 0.002 (9.2th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H.

Affected products

Tianocore Edk2 — versions 0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-190 — Integer Overflow or Wraparound

Public proof-of-concept exploits

fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds

References

infosec@edk2.groups.io

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-38805?: CVE-2024-38805 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Tianocore Edk2, classified under Integer Overflow or Wraparound. CVSS score: 6.3/10. Published 2025-08-12.
How severe is CVE-2024-38805?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2024-38805 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.