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TI-2018-08729 Aliases CVE-2018-12180GHSA-9ghw-h32x-5rfx

Out-of-bounds write in TianoCore Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-787Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Code execution
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and Red Hat. Impact type from CWE-787 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

Buffer overflow in BlockIo service for EDK II may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, information disclosure and/or denial of service via network access.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.02255 83rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Red Hat: 3 advisories

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
TianoCoreExtensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (EDK II)N/A—No fix listedCNA
  • Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (EDK II) VendorTianoCore Affected N/A Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk_ii:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*not specified by NVDVulnerableTianoCore
cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*15.0VulnerableopenSUSE
  • cpe:2.3:a:tianocore:edk_ii:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions not specified by NVD Vulnerable ·TianoCore
  • cpe:2.3:o:opensuse:leap:15.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 15.0 Vulnerable ·openSUSE

Remediation

Red Hat 3 advisories

  • RHSA-2019:1116 Released 2019-05-08 · Red Hat rating Important
    redhat-virtualization-host security update
    • RHEL 7-based RHEV-H for RHEV 4 (build requirements) redhat-release-virtualization-host-4.3-0.6.el7, redhat-virtualization-host-image-update-placeholder-4.3-0.6.el7
    • Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 7 redhat-virtualization-host-4.3-20190418.0.el7_6, redhat-virtualization-host-image-update-4.3-20190418.0.el7_6
  • RHSA-2019:0968 Released 2019-05-07 · Red Hat rating Important
    edk2 security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8) edk2-20180508gitee3198e672e2-9.el8_0.1, edk2-aarch64-20180508gitee3198e672e2-9.el8_0.1, edk2-ovmf-20180508gitee3198e672e2-9.el8_0.1
  • RHSA-2019:0809 Released 2019-04-23 · Red Hat rating Important
    ovmf security update
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7) OVMF-20180508-3.gitee3198e672e2.el7_6.1, ovmf-20180508-3.gitee3198e672e2.el7_6.1
    • Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7) AAVMF-20180508-3.gitee3198e672e2.el7_6.1, ovmf-20180508-3.gitee3198e672e2.el7_6.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Advisory ·

    Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (EDK II) — FEDORA-2019-bff1cbaba3

    4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2018-08727 Memory corruption in TianoCore Extensible Firmware Interface Development KitPriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2018-02649 Logic issue in variable service module for EDK II/UDK2018/UDK2017/UDK2015 may allow an…Priority LOW 34
    • TI-2018-08730 Out-of-bounds write in TianoCore Extensible Firmware Interface Development KitPriority LOW 27
    Show all 4 records → Advisory →
  • Advisory ·

    Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (EDK II) — USN-4349-1

    3 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 1 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2018-08727 Memory corruption in TianoCore Extensible Firmware Interface Development KitPriority MEDIUM 44
    • TI-2018-08730 Out-of-bounds write in TianoCore Extensible Firmware Interface Development KitPriority LOW 27
    Show all 3 records → Advisory →
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  • Advisory ·

    Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (EDK II) — openSUSE-SU-2019:1083

    2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2018-08727 Memory corruption in TianoCore Extensible Firmware Interface Development KitPriority MEDIUM 44
    Show all 2 records → Advisory →

Vendor assessments

Red Hat

Red Hat rating: Important. Red Hat's page for this CVE →

ProductStatusPlan or fix
RHEL 7-based RHEV-H for RHEV 4 (build requirements)Fixed RHSA-2019:1116
Red Hat Enterprise Linux AppStream (v. 8)Fixed RHSA-2019:0968
Red Hat Enterprise Linux Server (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:0809
Red Hat Enterprise Linux for ARM and IBM Power LE (POWER9) Server Optional (v. 7)Fixed RHSA-2019:0809
Red Hat Virtualization 4 Hypervisor for RHEL 7Fixed RHSA-2019:1116

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-12180
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-9ghw-h32x-5rfx

References

Patch 1

Advisory 6

Other 1

  • TI-2019-00139 Buffer overflow in Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2018-08727 Memory corruption in TianoCore Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2021-09442 BootPerformanceTable pointer is read from an NVRAM variable in PEI. CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2018-08728 Improper configuration in system firmware for EDK II may allow unauthenticated user to… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2018-02649 Logic issue in variable service module for EDK II/UDK2018/UDK2017/UDK2015 may allow an… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2018-08732 Out-of-bounds write in TianoCore Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.8
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Sources

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