PT-2022-6874
CVE-2022-28737
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Published
2022-05-24
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Updated
2026-10-15
Description by
CVSS 3.1
7.8
HighMetricsAV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions
shim (affected versions not specified)
Description
The issue is related to the
handle image() function in the UEFI bootloader shim, which is vulnerable to a buffer overflow when processing EFI files that take into account the SizeOfRawData field. This can allow an attacker to perform out-of-bound writes into memory, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution or denial of service.Recommendations
At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.
Exploitability
Exploit
Impacts
Vendors
Affected products
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