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CVE-2014-4859

Published: 31 January 2020

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.

Notes

AuthorNote
sbeattie
No support for updates of hypervisor-supplied firmware from
guests

Priority

Medium

CVSS 3 base score: 6.8

Status

Package Release Status
edk2
Launchpad, Ubuntu, Debian
upstream Not vulnerable

precise Does not exist

trusty Does not exist
(trusty was not-affected)
vivid Not vulnerable