CVE-2023-40551

Published Jan 29, 2024

Last updated 2 months ago

Overview

Description
A flaw was found in the MZ binary format in Shim. An out-of-bounds read may occur, leading to a crash or possible exposure of sensitive data during the system's boot phase.
Source
secalert@redhat.com
NVD status
Modified

Risk scores

CVSS 3.1

Type
Primary
Base score
5.1
Impact score
4.2
Exploitability score
0.8
Vector string
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:H
Severity
MEDIUM

Weaknesses

nvd@nist.gov
CWE-125
secalert@redhat.com
CWE-125

Social media

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