6.8

CVE-2018-12183: extensible firmware interface development kit (edk ii) Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 6.8v3.0MediumModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-12183DEBIAN-CVE-2018-12183
Published 27-03-2019Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-12183 is a medium (CVSS 6.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in extensible firmware interface development kit (edk ii). EPSS estimates a 0.50% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 41.7% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
27/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
6.8/10
010
Medium · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
0.50%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Advisory lineage

Upstream 0 · Downstream 2 · Related 1
MGASA-2021-0035USN-6920-1

Timeline

  1. 27-03-2019
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Stack overflow in DxeCore for EDK II may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, information disclosure and/or denial of service via local access.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.50%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

42%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.50% on 19-09-2026

19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score
0.50%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • edk2< 0~20181115.85588389-1
Extensible firmware interface development kit (edk ii)1 product
Tianocore1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • edk2< 0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.3+esm1

4 vendors · 4 products

References

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