EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to an infinite lop vulnerability when parsing a PadN option in the Destination Options header of IPv6. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of Availability.
CVE-2023-45233
Score 7.5 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2024-01-16. NVD baseline CVSS 7.5; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
A fix is available — apply it.
- CVSS v3
- 7.5
- EG Score
- 7.5(medium)
- EG Risk
- 65(Attend)EG Risk 65/100SSVC: Attend
EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).
How it’s computedSeverity75% × 45%Exploitation40% × 40%Automatability100% × 15%Action: Remediate soon — notable exploitation risk. - EPSS
- 79.8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
January 16, 2024
Last Modified
November 4, 2025
References (12)
- infosec@edk2http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176574/PixieFail-Proof-Of-Concepts.html
- infosec@edk2http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/16/2
- infosec@edk2https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-hc6x-cw6p-gj7h
- infosec@edk2https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SJ42V7O7F4OU6R7QSQQECLB6LDHKZIMQ/
- infosec@edk2https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0011/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/176574/PixieFail-Proof-Of-Concepts.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2024/01/16/2
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://github.com/tianocore/edk2/security/advisories/GHSA-hc6x-cw6p-gj7h
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2025/06/msg00007.html
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/SJ42V7O7F4OU6R7QSQQECLB6LDHKZIMQ/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20240307-0011/
- af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/132380
Vendor Advisories for CVE-2023-45233(3)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Patch Availability(4)
| Vendor / Ecosystem | Fixed in / Patch | Released | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| ubuntu | qemu-efi-arm (2023.05-2ubuntu0.1) @ mantic | 2026-05-24 | ubuntu |
| redhat | edk2-0:20220126gitbb1bba3d77-4.el8_8.6 | 2024-10-15 | redhat |
| redhat | edk2-0:20220126gitbb1bba3d77-13.el8_10 | 2024-05-22 | redhat |
| redhat | edk2-0:20231122-6.el9 | 2024-04-30 | redhat |
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Weakness Classification(1)
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