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CVE-2018-12179 Details

Description

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:7.8 HIGHVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://edk2-docs.gitbooks.io/security-advisory/content/opal-blocksid-setting-disabled-after-s3.html CVEPatchVendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TQYVZRFEXSN3KS43AVH4D7QX553EZQYP/ CVE
https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03912en_us CVE
https://edk2-docs.gitbooks.io/security-advisory/content/opal-blocksid-setting-disabled-after-s3.html [email protected]PatchVendor Advisory
https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/TQYVZRFEXSN3KS43AVH4D7QX553EZQYP/ [email protected]

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
NVD-CWE-noinfoInsufficient Information to Classify Weakness[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
tianocore edk ii
All versions

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk_ii:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2018-12179
NVD Published Date:
Mar 27, 2019
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2018-12179 Details - Not Deferred