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CVE-2023-40547

HIGHEPSS 91th pctl
8.3
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability was found in Shim. The Shim boot support trusts attacker-controlled values when parsing an HTTP response. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a specific malicious HTTP request, leading to a completely controlled out-of-bounds write primitive and complete system compromise. This flaw is only exploitable during the early boot phase, an attacker needs to perform a Man-in-the-Middle or compromise the boot server to be able to exploit this vulnerability successfully.

How to fix

Remediation Available
shimDebian
Fixed in:15.8-1~deb11u1CVE-2023-40547
Fixed in:15.8-1~deb12u1CVE-2023-40547
Fixed in:15.8-1CVE-2023-40547
Fixed in:15.8-1CVE-2023-40547
Windows 10Windows
Install:KB5055547Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 1607Windows
Install:KB5055521Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 1809Windows
Install:KB5055519Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 21H2Windows
Install:KB5055518Microsoft
Windows 10 Version 22H2Windows
Install:KB5055518Microsoft
Windows 11 Version 22H2Windows
Install:KB5055528Microsoft
Windows 11 Version 23H2Windows
Install:KB5055528Microsoft
Windows 11 Version 24H2Windows
Install:KB5055528Microsoft
Install:KB5055523Microsoft
Windows 11 version 21H2Windows
Install:KB5041592Microsoft
Windows Server 2012Windows
Install:KB5055581Microsoft
Windows Server 2012 (Server Core installation)Windows
Install:KB5055581Microsoft
Windows Server 2012 R2Windows
Install:KB5055557Microsoft
Windows Server 2012 R2 (Server Core installation)Windows
Install:KB5055557Microsoft
Windows Server 2016Windows
Install:KB5055521Microsoft
Windows Server 2016 (Server Core installation)Windows
Install:KB5055521Microsoft
Windows Server 2019Windows
Install:KB5055519Microsoft
Windows Server 2019 (Server Core installation)Windows
Install:KB5055519Microsoft
Windows Server 2022Windows
Install:KB5055526Microsoft
Windows Server 2022 (Server Core installation)Windows
Install:KB5055526Microsoft
Windows Server 2022, 23H2 Edition (Server Core installation)Windows
Install:KB5055527Microsoft
mokutilRocky
Fixed in:0:15.8-1.el7RHSA-2024:1959
mokutilRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:15.8-1.el7RHSA-2024:1959
mokutil-debuginfoRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:15.8-1.el7RHSA-2024:1959
mokutil-debuginfoRocky
Fixed in:0:15.8-1.el7RHSA-2024:1959
shimRocky
Fixed in:0:15.8-3.el7RHSA-2024:1959
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8_6RHSA-2024:2086
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8_2RHSA-2024:1834
Fixed in:0:15.8-4.el8_9RHSA-2024:1902
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8RHSA-2024:1883
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8_4RHSA-2024:1873
Fixed in:0:15.8-4.el9_3RHSA-2024:1903
Fixed in:0:15.8-3.el9RHSA-2024:1835
Fixed in:0:15.8-3.el9_2RHSA-2024:1876
shimRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:15.8-3.el7RHSA-2024:1959
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8_6RHSA-2024:2086
Fixed in:0:15.8-4.el8_9RHSA-2024:1902
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8RHSA-2024:1883
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8_2RHSA-2024:1834
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8_4RHSA-2024:1873
Fixed in:0:15.8-3.el9RHSA-2024:1835
Fixed in:0:15.8-3.el9_2RHSA-2024:1876
Fixed in:0:15.8-4.el9_3RHSA-2024:1903
shim-aa64Rocky
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8_6RHSA-2024:2086
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8RHSA-2024:1883
Fixed in:0:15.8-4.el8_9RHSA-2024:1902
Fixed in:0:15.8-3.el9_2RHSA-2024:1876
Fixed in:0:15.8-4.el9_3RHSA-2024:1903
Fixed in:0:15.8-3.el9RHSA-2024:1835
shim-aa64Red Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8RHSA-2024:1883
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8_6RHSA-2024:2086
Fixed in:0:15.8-4.el8_9RHSA-2024:1902
Fixed in:0:15.8-4.el9_3RHSA-2024:1903
Fixed in:0:15.8-3.el9_2RHSA-2024:1876
Fixed in:0:15.8-3.el9RHSA-2024:1835
shim-ia32Rocky
Fixed in:0:15.8-1.el7RHSA-2024:1959
Fixed in:0:15.8-4.el8_9RHSA-2024:1902
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8_4RHSA-2024:1873
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8_2RHSA-2024:1834
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8_6RHSA-2024:2086
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8RHSA-2024:1883
shim-ia32Red Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:15.8-1.el7RHSA-2024:1959
Fixed in:0:15.8-4.el8_9RHSA-2024:1902
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8_4RHSA-2024:1873
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8_2RHSA-2024:1834
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8RHSA-2024:1883
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8_6RHSA-2024:2086
shim-signedRed Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:15.8-1.el7RHSA-2024:1959
shim-signedRocky
Fixed in:0:15.8-1.el7RHSA-2024:1959
shim-unsigned-aarch64Red Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el9RHSA-2024:1835
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el9RHSA-2024:1835
shim-unsigned-aarch64Rocky
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el9RHSA-2024:1835
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el9RHSA-2024:1835
shim-unsigned-ia32Rocky
Fixed in:0:15.8-3.el7RHSA-2024:1959
shim-unsigned-ia32Red Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:15.8-3.el7RHSA-2024:1959
shim-unsigned-x64Rocky
Fixed in:0:15.8-3.el7RHSA-2024:1959
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8RHSA-2024:1883
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8RHSA-2024:1883
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el9RHSA-2024:1835
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el9RHSA-2024:1835
shim-unsigned-x64Red Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:15.8-3.el7RHSA-2024:1959
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8RHSA-2024:1883
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8RHSA-2024:1883
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el9RHSA-2024:1835
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el9RHSA-2024:1835
shim-x64Rocky
Fixed in:0:15.8-1.el7RHSA-2024:1959
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8RHSA-2024:1883
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8_4RHSA-2024:1873
Fixed in:0:15.8-4.el8_9RHSA-2024:1902
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8_6RHSA-2024:2086
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8_2RHSA-2024:1834
Fixed in:0:15.8-3.el9_2RHSA-2024:1876
Fixed in:0:15.8-4.el9_3RHSA-2024:1903
Fixed in:0:15.8-3.el9RHSA-2024:1835
shim-x64Red Hat / RHEL
Fixed in:0:15.8-1.el7RHSA-2024:1959
Fixed in:0:15.8-4.el8_9RHSA-2024:1902
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8_4RHSA-2024:1873
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8RHSA-2024:1883
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8_2RHSA-2024:1834
Fixed in:0:15.8-2.el8_6RHSA-2024:2086
Fixed in:0:15.8-3.el9_2RHSA-2024:1876
Fixed in:0:15.8-3.el9RHSA-2024:1835
Fixed in:0:15.8-4.el9_3RHSA-2024:1903

Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorAdjacent
Attack ComplexityHigh
Privileges RequiredNone
User InteractionNone
ScopeChanged

Impact

ConfidentialityHigh
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

4.85%probability of exploitation in 30 days
91stpercentile

High risk: more likely to be exploited than 91% of all known CVEs.

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