CVE-2023-52080 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

IEIT NF5280M6 UEFI firmware through 8.4 has a pool overflow vulnerability, caused by improper use of the gRT->GetVariable() function. Attackers with access to local NVRAM variables can exploit this by modifying these variables on SPI Flash, resulting in memory data being tampered with. When critical data in memory data is tampered with,a crash may occur.

Published: 2024-04-29

Score: 7.7 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Vendor Product Default status Versions

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Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00085.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://ieisystem.com
https://support.ieisystem.com/lcjtww/psirt/security-advisories/2751271/index.html

History

Thu, 26 Feb 2026 23:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Ieisystem Ieisystem uefi Firmware
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:ieisystem:uefi_firmware:8.4:::::::*
Vendors & Products		Ieisystem Ieisystem uefi Firmware
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Ieisystem Uefi Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2024-04-29T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-02T22:48:12.141Z

Reserved: 2023-12-26T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2023-52080

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-02T22:48:12.141Z

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2024-04-29T18:15:07.493

Modified: 2026-04-15T00:35:42.020

Link: CVE-2023-52080

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-120

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