01 Record
CVE-2024-0762
Potential buffer overflow when handling UEFI variables
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: Phoenix
CNA base score7.5 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
02 Description
Potential buffer overflow when handling UEFI variables
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.75% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 54.7% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 7.8 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- NVD analysis status
- Analyzed. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2024-05-14 14:56Z2 YR AGO
- Last updated
- 2025-07-28 20:53Z1 YR AGO
- Reserved
- 2024-01-19
- Assigning CNA
- Phoenix
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 7.5)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')Base
- Data version
- 5.1
- Document digest
- e8e3d5d9c9b773da01db1a981f29820d3e3856b035bcfd4cd4d3d50ea1cd9c74
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
phoenixsecurecore_technology4.0.1.1 to < 4.0.1.998, 4.1.0.1 to < 4.1.0.562, 4.2.0.1 to < 4.2.0.323, 4.2.1.1 to < 4.2.1.287, 4.3.0.1 to < 4.3.0.236, 4.3.1.1 to < 4.3.1.184, 4.4.0.1 to < 4.4.0.269, 4.5.0.1 to < 4.5.0.218, 4.5.1.1 to < 4.5.1.15—
06 References
- phoenixtech.comhttps://phoenixtech.com/phoenix-security-notifications/CVE-2024-0762/
- eclypsium.comhttps://eclypsium.com/blog/ueficanhazbufferoverflow-widespread-impact-from-vulnerability-in-popular-pc-and-server-firmware/
- news.ycombinator.comhttps://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40747852
- www.phoenix.comhttps://www.phoenix.com/security-notifications/cve-2024-0762/