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Vulnerability details: VCID-up29-q45t-aaac
Vulnerability ID VCID-up29-q45t-aaac
Aliases CVE-2023-45233
Summary EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to an infinite lop vulnerability when parsing a PadN option in the Destination Options header of IPv6. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of Availability.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 6.8
Risk 3.4
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (1)
CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop')
System Score Found at
cvssv3.1 7.5 http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176574/PixieFail-Proof-Of-Concepts.html
ssvc Track* http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176574/PixieFail-Proof-Of-Concepts.html
cvssv3 7.5 https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-45233.json
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cvssv3.1 7.5 https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-hc6x-cw6p-gj7h
ssvc Track* https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-hc6x-cw6p-gj7h
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SJ42V7O7F4OU6R7QSQQECLB6LDHKZIMQ/
ssvc Track* https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SJ42V7O7F4OU6R7QSQQECLB6LDHKZIMQ/
cvssv3 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45233
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45233
cvssv3.1 7.5 https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0011/
ssvc Track* https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0011/
cvssv3.1 7.5 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-2023-45233.json
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2023-45233
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2023-45233
https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-hc6x-cw6p-gj7h
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SJ42V7O7F4OU6R7QSQQECLB6LDHKZIMQ/
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
2258694 https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2258694
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-2023-45233 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45233
RHSA-2024:2264 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:2264
RHSA-2024:3017 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:3017
RHSA-2024:8104 https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2024:8104
USN-6638-1 https://usn.ubuntu.com/6638-1/
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H 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)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2024-01-20T05:00:22Z/ Found at http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176574/PixieFail-Proof-Of-Concepts.html
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://access.redhat.com/hydra/rest/securitydata/cve/CVE-2023-45233.json
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://ftp.suse.com/pub/projects/security/yaml/suse-cvss-scores.yaml
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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H 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)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2024-01-20T05:00:22Z/ Found at https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-hc6x-cw6p-gj7h
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SJ42V7O7F4OU6R7QSQQECLB6LDHKZIMQ/
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2024-01-20T05:00:22Z/ Found at https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SJ42V7O7F4OU6R7QSQQECLB6LDHKZIMQ/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45233
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-45233
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2024-01-20T05:00:22Z/ Found at https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0011/
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H 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)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:P/A:Y/T:T/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:R/2024-01-20T05:00:22Z/ Found at http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/16/2
Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.41154
EPSS Score 0.00188
Published At April 15, 2025, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2024-01-16T20:18:44.628055+00:00 Debian Importer Import https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/data/json 34.0.0rc2