Buffer overflow in TianoCore EDK2
Priority LOW 30CWE-120Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-120 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Buffer overflow in the Reclaim function in Tianocore EDK2 before SVN 16280 allows physically proximate attackers to gain privileges via a long variable name.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.00405 34th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.
Affected products
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Vendor assessments
Red Hat
Red Hat rating: Moderate. Red Hat's page for this CVE →
Not affected: 1 product
- Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2014-8271
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cf3p-hhrw-pr9m
References
More TianoCore Edk2 vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-79288 Out-of-bounds write in Google Brotli decoder KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.2
- TI-2023-24240 Buffer Overflow in EDK II Network Package CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-24238 Infinite loop in EDK II Network Package CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.5
- TI-2023-24235 Buffer Overflow in EDK II Network Package CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2023-26565 An insecure default to allow UEFI Shell in EDK2 was left enabled in Ubuntu's EDK2. CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.7
- TI-2023-24236 Out-of-Bounds Read in EDK II Network Package CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
Sources
- CVE-2014-8271 · CVE Program
- CVE-2014-8271 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-cf3p-hhrw-pr9m · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
- CVE-2014-8271 · Red Hat security data · CC BY 4.0
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