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Type: advisorySources: OSVCVE: CVE-2022-36764

EDK2 is susceptible to a vulnerability in the Tcg2MeasurePeImage() function, allowing a user to trigger a heap buffer overflow via a local network. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in a compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and/or availability.

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31 Oct 2026, 12:05 UTC · Revision 1

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CVE-2022-36764

core-osv · Original source

Published 9 Jan 2024, 16:15 UTC

EDK2 is susceptible to a vulnerability in the Tcg2MeasurePeImage() function, allowing a user to trigger a heap buffer overflow via a local network. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in a compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and/or availability.

osv:CVE-2022-36764
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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    "summary": "EDK2 is susceptible to a vulnerability in the Tcg2MeasurePeImage() function, allowing a user to trigger a heap buffer overflow via a local network. Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in a compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and/or availability.",
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      "modified": "2026-10-20T10:56:59.584596130Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "references": [
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        "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce@lists.fedoraproject.org/message/SJ42V7O7F4OU6R7QSQQECLB6LDHKZIMQ/",
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  "published_at": "2024-01-09T16:15:43.327+00:00"
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