Medium severity6.8NVD Advisory· Published Jan 31, 2020· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2014-4859
CVE-2014-4859
Description
Integer overflow in the Drive Execution Environment (DXE) phase in the Capsule Update feature in the UEFI implementation in EDK2 allows physically proximate attackers to bypass intended access restrictions via crafted data.
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Affected products
4- American Megatrends Incorporated (AMI)/BIOSv5Range: unknown
- Phoenix Technologies Ltd./SCT3v5Range: before 5/23/2014
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
1- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/552286nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
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