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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2023-45232

EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to an infinite loop vulnerability when parsing unknown options in the Destination Options header of IPv6. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of Availability.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2023-45229, CVE-2023-45230, CVE-2023-45231, CVE-2023-45232, CVE-2023-45233, CVE-2023-45234, CVE-2023-45235, CVE-2023-45236, CVE-2023-45237
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31 Oct 2026, 12:06 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

CVE-2023-45232

core-osv · Original source

Published 16 Jan 2024, 16:15 UTC

EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to an infinite loop vulnerability when parsing unknown options in the Destination Options header of IPv6. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of Availability.

osv:CVE-2023-45232
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-45232",
  "method": "structured",
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      "provider": "osv",
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        "https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/132380",
        "https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-hc6x-cw6p-gj7h",
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