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CVE-2024-38805

MEDIUM
6.3
CVSS v3
NVD

Description

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.

CWE-190Integer Overflow

How to fix

Remediation Available
edk2Debian
Fixed in:2025.02-8+deb13u1CVE-2024-38805
Fixed in:2025.02-9CVE-2024-38805
edk2Ubuntu
Fixed in:2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4USN-7894-1
Fixed in:2024.02-2ubuntu0.6USN-7894-1
ovmfUbuntu
Fixed in:2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4USN-7894-1
Fixed in:2024.02-2ubuntu0.6USN-7894-1
ovmf-ia32Ubuntu
Fixed in:2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4USN-7894-1
Fixed in:2024.02-2ubuntu0.6USN-7894-1
qemu-efiUbuntu
Fixed in:2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4USN-7894-1
qemu-efi-aarch64Ubuntu
Fixed in:2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4USN-7894-1
Fixed in:2024.02-2ubuntu0.6USN-7894-1
qemu-efi-armUbuntu
Fixed in:2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.4USN-7894-1
Fixed in:2024.02-2ubuntu0.6USN-7894-1
qemu-efi-riscv64Ubuntu
Fixed in:2024.02-2ubuntu0.6USN-7894-1

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 ComplexityLow
Privileges RequiredLow
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityLow
AvailabilityHigh

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

Exploit Intelligence

0.19%probability of exploitation in 30 days
9thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 9% of all known CVEs.

References

Other references1

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-190 (Integer Overflow) vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVESeverityCVSSEPSSExploitedFix
CVE-2020-16040Medium6.5100%-Fix
CVE-2019-11477High7.599%-Fix
CVE-2023-44443High7.894%-Fix
CVE-2014-0569High9.390%--
CVE-2017-3599High7.590%-Fix
CVE-2023-21716Critical9.882%-Fix
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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-08-13.