CVE-2023-45231

Advisory lineage Upstream: 0 Downstream: 13
Modified
Published: 16 Jan 2024, 16:09
Last modified:04 Nov 2025, 18:17

Vulnerability Summary

Overall Risk (default)
medium
26/100
CVSS Score
6.5 MEDIUM
v3.1 (cve.org)
EPSS Score
0.15% LOW
0% probability +0.01%
KEV
Not listed
Ransomware
No reports
Public exploits
None found
Dark Web
Not detected

Timeline

16 Jan 2024, 16:09
Published
Vulnerability first disclosed
04 Nov 2025, 18:17
Last Modified
Vulnerability information updated

Description

EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to an out-of-bounds read vulnerability when processing  Neighbor Discovery Redirect message. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of Confidentiality.

CVSS Metrics

  • v3.1•MEDIUM•Score: 6.5CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS Trends

Current EPSS score: 0.15%• Percentile: 35%

Techniques & Countermeasures

  • CWE-125•Out-of-bounds Read

    The product reads data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.

Affected Systems

  • tianocore•edk2

    edk2-stable202308 | ≤ 202311

References (7)