Medium severity · published Sep 27, 2024
CVE-2024-38796
Integer overflow in PeCoffLoaderRelocateImage
5.9
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
EDK2 contains a vulnerability in the PeCoffLoaderRelocateImage(). An Attacker may cause memory corruption due to an overflow via an adjacent network. A successful exploit of this vulnerability may lead to a loss of Confidentiality, Integrity, and/or Availability.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:L
Attack vector
Adjacent
Complexity
High
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 31% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
ED
EDK2 · TianoCore
through edk2-stable202405 · source: vendor
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-38796
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-38796
github.com
https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-xpcr-7hjq-m6qm
lists.debian.org
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00007.html
security.netapp.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20241206-0006/
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