Critical severity9.1NVD Advisory· Published Mar 27, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2018-12178
CVE-2018-12178
Description
Buffer overflow in network stack for EDK II may allow unprivileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via network.
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Affected products
11- Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (EDK II)/Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (EDK II)v5Range: N/A
- osv-coords8 versionspkg:rpm/opensuse/ovmf&distro=openSUSE%20Tumbleweedpkg:rpm/suse/ovmf&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Module%20for%20Server%20Applications%2015pkg:rpm/opensuse/ovmf&distro=openSUSE%20Leap%2015.0pkg:rpm/suse/ovmf&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ovmf&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ovmf&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%20for%20SAP%20Applications%2012%20SP3pkg:rpm/suse/ovmf&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Desktop%2012%20SP4pkg:rpm/suse/ovmf&distro=SUSE%20Linux%20Enterprise%20Server%2012%20SP4
< 202105-3.4+ 7 more
- (no CPE)range: < 202105-3.4
- (no CPE)range: < 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-5.14.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-lp150.4.13.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2017+git1492060560.b6d11d7c46-4.20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2017+git1492060560.b6d11d7c46-4.20.1
- (no CPE)range: < 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.8.3
- (no CPE)range: < 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.8.3
Patches
Vulnerability mechanics
References
5- edk2-docs.gitbooks.io/security-advisory/content/dns-pack-size-check.htmlnvdPatchThird Party Advisory
- lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00046.htmlnvd
- lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4ABTDKZK2G5XP6JCO3HXMPOA2NRTIYDZ/nvd
- support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/displaynvd
- usn.ubuntu.com/4349-1/nvd
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