Search for vulnerabilities
Vulnerability details: VCID-fd27-e1my-aaas
Vulnerability ID VCID-fd27-e1my-aaas
Aliases CVE-2023-45229
Summary EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when processing the IA_NA or IA_TA option in a DHCPv6 Advertise message. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of Confidentiality.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 5.9
Risk 3.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (4)
CWE-119 Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer
CWE-125 Out-of-bounds Read
CWE-338 Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG)
CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 6.5 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176574/PixieFail-Proof-Of-Concepts.html
ssvc Track http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176574/PixieFail-Proof-Of-Concepts.html
cvssv3 6.5 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-45229.json
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00055 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00056 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00056 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00056 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00056 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00056 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00056 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00056 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00056 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00056 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00056 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00056 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00056 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.0006 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.0006 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.0006 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.0006 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00075 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00075 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00075 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00075 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00075 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00075 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00075 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00075 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00075 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00077 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00077 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00077 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00077 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00098 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00098 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00098 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00098 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00098 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00107 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00107 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00107 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00107 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00107 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00109 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00342 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00342 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00342 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00342 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00342 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00342 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00342 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00342 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00342 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00342 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00342 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00342 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00342 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.00342 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
epss 0.01085 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-hc6x-cw6p-gj7h
ssvc Track https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-hc6x-cw6p-gj7h
cvssv3 6.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45229
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45229
cvssv3.1 6.5 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0011/
ssvc Track https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0011/
cvssv3.1 6.5 http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/16/2
ssvc Track http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/16/2
Reference id Reference type URL
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176574/PixieFail-Proof-Of-Concepts.html
https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-45229.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45229
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-45229
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-hc6x-cw6p-gj7h
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0011/
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/16/2
1061256 https://bugs.debian.org/cgi-bin/bugreport.cgi?bug=1061256
2258677 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2258677
cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/search/results?adv_search=true&isCpeNameSearch=true&query=cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2023-45229 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45229
RHSA-2024:2264 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2264
RHSA-2024:3017 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3017
RHSA-2024:4419 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:4419
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176574/PixieFail-Proof-Of-Concepts.html
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-05-08T15:54:42Z/ Found at http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176574/PixieFail-Proof-Of-Concepts.html
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-45229.json
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-hc6x-cw6p-gj7h
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-05-08T15:54:42Z/ Found at https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-hc6x-cw6p-gj7h
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45229
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45229
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0011/
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-05-08T15:54:42Z/ Found at https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0011/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Found at http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/16/2
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

network

adjacent_network

local

physical

low

high

none

low

high

none

required

unchanged

changed

high

low

none

high

low

none

high

low

none
Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2025-05-08T15:54:42Z/ Found at http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/16/2
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.17106
EPSS Score 0.00055
Published At April 16, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2024-01-16T20:18:44.599701+00:00 Debian Importer Import https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/data/json 34.0.0rc2