EDK2 CVE-2018-12178 Security Bypass Vulnerability

BID:107191

Info

EDK2 CVE-2018-12178 Security Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 107191
Class: Design Error
CVE: CVE-2018-12178
Remote: Yes
Local: No
Published: Feb 26 2019 12:00AM
Updated: Feb 26 2019 12:00AM
Credit: The vendor reported this issue.
Vulnerable: EDK2 EDK2 0
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

EDK2 CVE-2018-12178 Security Bypass Vulnerability

EDK2 is prone to a security-bypass vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to crash the affected application, denying service to legitimate users or bypass security restrictions and perform unauthorized actions. This may lead to further attacks.

Solution / Fix

EDK2 CVE-2018-12178 Security Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
Updates are available. Please see the references or vendor advisory for more information.

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