CVE-2019-0160
Buffer overflow in system firmware for EDK II may allow unauthenticated user to potentially...
Buffer overflow in system firmware for EDK II may allow unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via network access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
8.7
Buffer overflow in system firmware for EDK II may allow unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via network access.
- Record
CVE-2019-0160- CVSS 3.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-0967
8.7
Buffer overflow in system firmware for EDK II may allow unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via network access.
- Record
EUVD-2019-0967- CVSS 3.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-w3xf-7pcp-xvwv
9.8
Buffer overflow in system firmware for EDK II may allow unauthenticated user to potentially...
Buffer overflow in system firmware for EDK II may allow unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via network access.
- Record
GHSA-w3xf-7pcp-xvwv- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
9.8
Buffer overflow in system firmware for EDK II may allow unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via network access.
- Record
CVE-2019-0160- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 7.5 High
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-120, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVBELL-CVE-2019-0160
9.8
CVE-2019-0160 does not affect BellSoft software
- Record
BELL-CVE-2019-0160- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.8
Buffer overflow in system firmware for EDK II may allow unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via network access.
- Record
CVE-2019-0160- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-0160
9.8
Buffer overflow in system firmware for EDK II may allow unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via network access.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-0160- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2019:2125
6.7
Red Hat Security Advisory: ovmf security and enhancement update
- Record
RHSA-2019:2125- CVSS 3.0
- 6.7 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVRHSA-2019:3338
5.9
Red Hat Security Advisory: edk2 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Record
RHSA-2019:3338- CVSS 3.0
- 5.9 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-0160
9.8
Buffer overflow in system firmware for EDK II may allow unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via network access.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-0160- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 8.7 High
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.0
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVMGASA-2021-0035 No score
Updated edk2 packages fix multiples security vulnerabilities
Improper configuration in system firmware for EDK II may allow unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, information disclosure and/or denial of service via local access. (CVE-2018-12179).
Insufficient memory write check in SMM service for EDK II may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, information disclosure and/or denial of service via local access. (CVE-2018-12182).
Stack overflow in DxeCore for EDK II may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, information disclosure and/or denial of service via local access. (CVE-2018-12183).
Buffer overflow in system firmware for EDK II may allow unauthenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via network access. (CVE-2019-0160).
Stack overflow in XHCI for EDK II may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access. (CVE-2019-0161).
Improper authentication in EDK II may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via network access. (CVE-2019-14553).
Insufficient control flow management in BIOS firmware for 8th, 9th, 10th Generation Intel(R) Core(TM), Intel(R) Celeron(R) Processor 4000 & 5000 Series Processors may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access. (CVE-2019-14558).
Uncontrolled resource consumption in EDK II may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via network access. (CVE-2019-14559).
Integer truncation in EDK II may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. (CVE-2019-14563).
Logic issue in DxeImageVerificationHandler() for EDK II may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access. (CVE-2019-14575).
EDK II incorrectly parsed signed PKCS #7 data. An attacker could use this issue to cause EDK II to crash, resulting in a denial of service, or possibly execute arbitrary code. (CVE-2019-14584).
Use after free vulnerability in EDK II may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege, information disclosure and/or denial of service via adjacent access. (CVE-2019-14586).
Logic issue EDK II may allow an unauthenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via adjacent access. (CVE-2019-14587).
Integer overflow in DxeImageVerificationHandler() EDK II may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access. (CVE-2019-14562).
- Record
MGASA-2021-0035- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:1172-1 No score
Security update for ovmf
This update for ovmf fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2019-0160: Fixed multiple buffer overflows in UDF-related codes in MdeModulePkg\Universal\Disk\PartitionDxe\Udf.c and MdeModulePkg\Universal\Disk\UdfDxe (bsc#1130267).
- CVE-2018-12181: Fixed a stack buffer overflow in the HII database when a corrupted Bitmap was used (bsc#1128503).
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2019:1172-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2024:11134-1 No score
ovmf-202105-3.4 on GA media
These are all security issues fixed in the ovmf-202105-3.4 package on the GA media of openSUSE Tumbleweed.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2024:11134-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:0766-1 No score
Security update for ovmf
This update for ovmf fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2019-0160: Fixed multiple buffer overflows in UDF-related codes in MdeModulePkg\Universal\Disk\PartitionDxe\Udf.c and MdeModulePkg\Universal\Disk\UdfDxe (bsc#1130267).
- CVE-2018-12181: Fixed a stack buffer overflow in the HII database when a corrupted Bitmap was used (bsc#1128503).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2019:0766-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:0804-1 No score
Security update for ovmf
This update for ovmf fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2019-0160: Fixed multiple buffer overflows in UDF-related codes in MdeModulePkg\Universal\Disk\PartitionDxe\Udf.c and MdeModulePkg\Universal\Disk\UdfDxe (bsc#1130267).
- CVE-2018-12181: Fixed a stack buffer overflow in the HII database when a corrupted Bitmap was used (bsc#1128503).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2019:0804-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUSN-6920-1 No score
edk2 vulnerabilities
It was discovered that EDK II was not properly performing bounds checks in Tianocompress, which could lead to a buffer overflow. An authenticated user could use this issue to potentially escalate their privileges via local access. (CVE-2017-5731)
It was discovered that EDK II had an insufficient memory write check in the SMM service, which could lead to a page fault occurring. An authenticated user could use this issue to potentially escalate their privileges, disclose information and/or create a denial of service via local access. (CVE-2018-12182)
It was discovered that EDK II incorrectly handled memory in DxeCore, which could lead to a stack overflow. An unauthenticated user could this issue to potentially escalate their privileges, disclose information and/or create a denial of service via local access. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2018-12183)
It was discovered that EDK II incorrectly handled memory in the Variable service under certain circumstances. An authenticated user could use this issue to potentially escalate their privileges, disclose information and/or create a denial of service via local access. (CVE-2018-3613)
It was discovered that EDK II incorrectly handled memory in its system firmware, which could lead to a buffer overflow. An unauthenticated user could use this issue to potentially escalate their privileges and/or create a denial of service via network access. This issue only affected Ubuntu 18.04 LTS. (CVE-2019-0160)
- Record
USN-6920-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
edk2Debian:12 |
before 0~20181115.85588389-1 | 0~20181115.85588389-1 |
edk2Debian:13 |
before 0~20181115.85588389-1 | 0~20181115.85588389-1 |
edk2Debian:14 |
before 0~20181115.85588389-1 | 0~20181115.85588389-1 |
edk2Mageia:7 From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 20201127stable-1.mga7 | 20201127stable-1.mga7 |
OVMFRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:20180508-6.gitee3198e672e2.el7 | 0:20180508-6.gitee3198e672e2.el7 |
ovmfRed Hat:enterprise_linux:7::server From an advisory covering 10 CVEs |
before 0:20180508-6.gitee3198e672e2.el7 | 0:20180508-6.gitee3198e672e2.el7 |
edk2Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:20190308git89910a39dcfd-6.el8 | 0:20190308git89910a39dcfd-6.el8 |
edk2-aarch64Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:20190308git89910a39dcfd-6.el8 | 0:20190308git89910a39dcfd-6.el8 |
edk2-ovmfRed Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream From an advisory covering 3 CVEs |
before 0:20190308git89910a39dcfd-6.el8 | 0:20190308git89910a39dcfd-6.el8 |
ovmfSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.13.1 | 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.13.1 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ovmfSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.13.1 | 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.13.1 |
ovmfSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.13.1 | 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.13.1 |
ovmfSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-5.19.1 | 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-5.19.1 |
edk2Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
before 0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.3+esm1, plus listed versions 0~20170911.5dfba97c-10~20171010.234dbcef-10~20171027.76fd5a66-10~20171205.a9212288-10~20180105.0bc94c74-1 Show 5 moreShow less0~20180205.c0d9813c-10~20180205.c0d9813c-20~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.10~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.20~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.3 |
0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.3+esm1 |
edk2Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.2+esm1, plus listed versions 0~20150106.5c2d456b-20~20160104.c2a892d7-10~20160408.ffea0a2c-20~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.10~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.2 |
0~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.2+esm1 |
edk2Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS From an advisory covering 5 CVEs |
before 0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.3+esm1, plus listed versions 0~20170911.5dfba97c-10~20171010.234dbcef-10~20171027.76fd5a66-10~20171205.a9212288-10~20180105.0bc94c74-1 Show 5 moreShow less0~20180205.c0d9813c-10~20180205.c0d9813c-20~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.10~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.20~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.3 |
0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.3+esm1 |
ovmfopenSUSE:Leap 15.0 From an advisory covering 2 CVEs |
before 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-lp150.4.16.1 | 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-lp150.4.16.1 |
ovmfopenSUSE:Tumbleweed From an advisory covering 21 CVEs |
before 202105-3.4 | 202105-3.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| affected, facts | ||
| aliases, products | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2019-0160 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.7) in Tianocore Edk Ii, published March 27, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.34%, the 71st percentile. Fixed in edk2 0~20181115.85588389-1.
References
tianocore-docs.github.io/SecurityAdvisory/draft/partitiondxe-and-udf-buffer-overflow.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0160
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2125
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3338
edk2-docs.gitbooks.io/security-advisory/content/partitiondxe-and-udf-buffer-overflow.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/TQYVZRFEXSN3KS43AVH4D7QX553EZQYP
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lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00048.html
github.com/advisories/GHSA-w3xf-7pcp-xvwv
docs.bell-sw.com/security/cves/CVE-2019-0160
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-0160
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0035.html
bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25939
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bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1694065
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access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5731
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5731
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5731
edk2-docs.gitbooks.io/security-advisory/content/edk-ii-tianocompress-bounds-checking-issues.html
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5732
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5732
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5732
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5733
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5733
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5733
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5734
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5734
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5734
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5735
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2017-5735
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-5735
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-3613
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-3613
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-3613
edk2-docs.gitbooks.io/security-advisory/content/edk-ii-authenticated-variable-bypass.html
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cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-5407
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github.com/bbbrumley/portsmash
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nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12181
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-0160
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-0160
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-0161
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-0161
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-0161
edk2-docs.gitbooks.io/security-advisory/content/xhci-stack-local-stack-overflow.html
access.redhat.com/documentation/en-us/red_hat_enterprise_linux/8/html/8.1_release_notes
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bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1693205
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suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-0160
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2019/suse-su-20190804-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-0160
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ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-3613
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-12182
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lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/J6MT2HJ5QHVTLG5DOK6Y647K5FXKIIDP
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5731
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5732
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-0739
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12178
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12180
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-3613
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-3630
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-0161
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14553
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14558
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14559
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14562
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14563
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14575
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14584
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14586
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14587
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-28210
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2021-28211