IBM Unified Extensible Firmware Interface Legacy Boot Mode denial of service
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Summary
A vulnerability categorized as problematic has been discovered in IBM Unified Extensible Firmware Interface. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Legacy Boot Mode. The manipulation results in denial of service. This vulnerability was named CVE-2014-4768. There is no available exploit.
Details
A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in IBM Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (Firmware Software) (affected version unknown). Affected is an unknown functionality of the component Legacy Boot Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a denial of service vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-404. The product does not release or incorrectly releases a resource before it is made available for re-use. This is going to have an impact on availability. CVE summarizes:
IBM Unified Extensible Firmware Interface (UEFI) on Flex System x880 X6, System x3850 X6, and System x3950 X6 devices allows remote authenticated users to cause an unspecified temporary denial of service by using privileged access to enable a legacy boot mode.
The weakness was presented 06/28/2015 (Website). The advisory is available at ibm.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2014-4768 since 07/09/2014. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The successful exploitation needs a authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.
There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.
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Product
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Website
- Vendor: https://www.ibm.com/
CPE 2.3
CPE 2.2
CVSSv4
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CVSSv3
VulDB Meta Base Score: 4.3VulDB Meta Temp Score: 4.3
VulDB Base Score: 4.3
VulDB Temp Score: 4.3
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Exploiting
Class: Denial of serviceCWE: CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes
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Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligence
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Countermeasures
Recommended: no mitigation knownStatus: 🔍
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Timeline
07/09/2014 🔍06/28/2015 🔍
06/28/2015 🔍
06/29/2015 🔍
04/19/2019 🔍
Sources
Vendor: ibm.comAdvisory: ibm.com
Status: Not defined
Confirmation: 🔍
CVE: CVE-2014-4768 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2014-4768
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-76098
Entry
Created: 06/29/2015 10:27Updated: 04/19/2019 09:19
Changes: 06/29/2015 10:27 (46), 04/19/2019 09:19 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103
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