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CVE-2019-14553

Improper authentication in EDK II may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information...

4.9 MediumFix available

Improper authentication in EDK II may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via network access.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges needed
High
User interaction
None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Exploit likelihood

1.36%Up 0.9 points since Apr 14, 2021
90%50%10%1%

What each source reports

NVD Score used 4.9

Improper authentication in EDK II may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via network access.

Record
CVE-2019-14553
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0
4.0 MediumAV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weakness
CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02
CVE List No score

Improper authentication in EDK II may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via network access.

Record
CVE-2019-14553
Updated
2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-5714 No score

Improper authentication in EDK II may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via network access.

Record
EUVD-2019-5714
Updated
2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-q3hc-qvq7-7gmj No score

Improper authentication in EDK II may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information...

Improper authentication in EDK II may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via network access.

Record
GHSA-q3hc-qvq7-7gmj
Weakness
CWE-287
Updated
2026-11-02
OSV 4.9

Improper authentication in EDK II may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via network access.

Record
CVE-2019-14553
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-14553 4.9

Improper authentication in EDK II may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via network access.

Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-14553
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Updated
2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-14553 4.9

Improper authentication in EDK II may allow a privileged user to potentially enable information disclosure via network access.

Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14553
CVSS 3.1
4.9 MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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-2020:0314-1 No score

Security update for ovmf

This update for ovmf fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2019-14563: Fixed a memory corruption caused by insufficient numeric truncation (bsc#1163959).
  • CVE-2019-14553: Fixed the TLS certification verification in HTTPS-over-IPv6 boot sequences (bsc#1153072).
  • CVE-2019-14559: Fixed a remotely exploitable memory leak in the ARP handling code (bsc#1163927).
  • CVE-2019-14575: Fixed an insufficient signature check in the DxeImageVerificationHandler (bsc#1163969).
  • Enabled HTTPS-over-IPv6 (bsc#1153072).

This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.

Record
openSUSE-SU-2020:0314-1
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-2020:0568-1 No score

Security update for ovmf

This update for ovmf fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2019-14563: Fixed a memory corruption caused by insufficient numeric truncation (bsc#1163959).
  • CVE-2019-14553: Fixed the TLS certification verification in HTTPS-over-IPv6 boot sequences (bsc#1153072).
  • CVE-2019-14559: Fixed a remotely exploitable memory leak in the ARP handling code (bsc#1163927).
  • CVE-2019-14575: Fixed an insufficient signature check in the DxeImageVerificationHandler (bsc#1163969).
  • Enabled HTTPS-over-IPv6 (bsc#1153072).
Record
SUSE-SU-2020:0568-1
Updated
2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2020:0699-1 No score

Security update for ovmf

This update for ovmf fixes the following issues:

Security issues fixed:

  • CVE-2019-14563: Fixed a memory corruption caused by insufficient numeric truncation (bsc#1163959).
  • CVE-2019-14553: Fixed the TLS certification verification in HTTPS-over-IPv6 boot sequences (bsc#1153072).
  • CVE-2019-14559: Fixed a remotely exploitable memory leak in the ARP handling code (bsc#1163927).
  • CVE-2019-14575: Fixed an insufficient signature check in the DxeImageVerificationHandler (bsc#1163969).
  • Enabled HTTPS-over-IPv6 (bsc#1153072).
Record
SUSE-SU-2020:0699-1
Updated
2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
PackageAffectedFixed
edk2
Debian:12
 before 0~20190828.37eef910-4
0~20190828.37eef910-4
edk2
Debian:13
 before 0~20190828.37eef910-4
0~20190828.37eef910-4
edk2
Debian:14
 before 0~20190828.37eef910-4
0~20190828.37eef910-4
edk2
Mageia:7
From an advisory covering 14 CVEs
 before 20201127stable-1.mga7
20201127stable-1.mga7
ovmf
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP1
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-5.29.3
2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-5.29.3
ovmf
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.23.1
2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.23.1
ovmf
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.23.1
2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.23.1
ovmf
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.23.1
2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.23.1
ovmf
SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.23.1
2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.23.1
edk2
Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0~20150106.5c2d456b-20~20160104.c2a892d7-10~20160408.ffea0a2c-20~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.10~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.20~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.2+esm10~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.2+esm30~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.2+esm4
 None known
edk2
Ubuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS
 All versions, plus listed versions
0~20170911.5dfba97c-10~20171010.234dbcef-10~20171027.76fd5a66-10~20171205.a9212288-10~20180105.0bc94c74-1
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0~20180205.c0d9813c-10~20180205.c0d9813c-20~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.10~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.20~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.30~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.3+esm10~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.3+esm20~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.3+esm3
 None known
ovmf
openSUSE:Leap 15.1
From an advisory covering 4 CVEs
 before 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-lp151.11.3.1
2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-lp151.11.3.1
ovmf
openSUSE:Tumbleweed
From an advisory covering 21 CVEs
 before 202105-3.4
202105-3.4

History

History
RecordedChangedSources
affected, facts
aliases, productsEUVD
first indexedCVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2019-14553 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 4.9) in Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (edk Ii) Firmware Interface Development Kit (edk Ii), published March 3, 2020. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.36%, the 71st percentile. Fixed in edk2 0~20190828.37eef910-4.

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