CVE-2019-14559

Description

Uncontrolled resource consumption in EDK II may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via network access.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.92% Top 20%
Third-Party Advisory debian.org
Affected: n/a Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (EDK II)
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2031 issue tracking
https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00032.html third party advisory mailing list

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-14559?
CVE-2019-14559 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-14559?
To fix CVE-2019-14559, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2019-14559 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2019-14559 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~2% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2019-14559?
CVE-2019-14559 affects n/a Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (EDK II).
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