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CVE-2018-12179

Published: Mar 27, 2019 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
7.8
HIGH
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.x
4.6 MEDIUM
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
7.8 MODERATE
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Ubuntu
NEGLIGIBLE
Vulnerability-free packages from our partners
Additional information
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12179
CWEhttps://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/.html

Improper configuration in system firmware for EDK II may allow unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, information disclosure and/or denial of service via local access.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Edk_ii Tianocore - (including) - (including)
Edk2 Ubuntu cosmic *
Edk2 Ubuntu disco *
Edk2 Ubuntu trusty *
Edk2 Ubuntu upstream *

References

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