CVE-2014-8271
MEDIUM
6.8
CVSS Score
Published: February 6, 2020 at 02:03 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 12:16 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorEDK2
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Severity
MEDIUM6.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
Description
Buffer overflow in the Reclaim function in Tianocore EDK2 before SVN 16280 allows physically proximate attackers to gain privileges via a long variable name.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < svn_16280before SVN 16280
Affected range stops below svn_16280, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:
Patch and advisory references
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
Source: [email protected]
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/533140CVSS
- Attack Vector
- PHYSICAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- NONE
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- HIGH
- Availability
- HIGH
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-120
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