CVE-2014-8271

low-risk

Published 2020-02-06

Buffer overflow in the Reclaim function in Tianocore EDK2 before SVN 16280 allows physically proximate attackers to gain privileges via a long variable name.

Do I need to act?

0.22% chance of exploitation

EPSS score — low exploit probability

Not on CISA KEV list

No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA

Patch status unknown

Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance

CVSS 6.8/10 Medium

PHYSICAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (1)

Edk2

Affected Vendors

Tianocore

References (4)

Patch http://sourceforge.net/p/edk2/code/16280/

Third Party Advisory http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/533140

Patch http://sourceforge.net/p/edk2/code/16280/

Third Party Advisory http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/533140

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low-risk

Severity 22/34 · High

Exploitability 1/34 · Minimal

Exposure 5/34 · Minimal