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CVE-2023-45229

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.

Published

2024-01-16T16:15:11.533

Last Modified

2025-11-04T19:16:00.053

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

Weaknesses

Type: Secondary
CWE-125
Type: Primary
CWE-125

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	tianocore	edk2	≤ 202311	Yes

References

http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176574/PixieFail-Proof-Of-Concepts.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry ([email protected])
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/16/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-hc6x-cw6p-gj7h Vendor Advisory ([email protected])
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0011/ ([email protected])
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176574/PixieFail-Proof-Of-Concepts.html Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/16/2 Mailing List, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-hc6x-cw6p-gj7h Vendor Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00007.html (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0011/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/132380 (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)