CVE-2019-14563
Integer truncation in EDK II may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of...
Integer truncation in EDK II may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
7.8
Integer truncation in EDK II may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2019-14563- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 4.6 Medium
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-681, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Integer truncation in EDK II may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2019-14563- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2019-5724 No score
Integer truncation in EDK II may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
EUVD-2019-5724- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5q44-mpwv-jf5p No score
Integer truncation in EDK II may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of...
Integer truncation in EDK II may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
GHSA-5q44-mpwv-jf5p- Weakness
- CWE-190, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
7.8
Integer truncation in EDK II may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
CVE-2019-14563- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2019-14563
7.8
Integer truncation in EDK II may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2019-14563- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVRHSA-2020:1712
6.4
Red Hat Security Advisory: edk2 security, bug fix, and enhancement update
- Record
RHSA-2020:1712- CVSS 3.0
- 6.4 Medium
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2019-14563
7.8
Integer truncation in EDK II may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via local access.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14563- CVSS 3.1
- 7.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/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-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-2020:0495-1 No score
Security update for ovmf
This update for ovmf fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2018-0739: Update openssl to 1.0.2o to limit ASN.1 constructed types recursive definition depth (bsc#1094291).
- CVE-2019-14563: Fixed a memory corruption caused by insufficient numeric truncation (bsc#1163959).
- 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).
Bug fixes:
- Only use SLES-UEFI-CA-Certificate-2048.crt for the SUSE flavor to provide the better compatibility. (bsc#1077330)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2020:0495-1- 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
OSVUSN-4349-1 No score
edk2 vulnerabilities
A buffer overflow was discovered in the network stack. An unprivileged user could potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service. This issue was already fixed in a previous release for 18.04 LTS and 19.10. (CVE-2018-12178)
A buffer overflow was discovered in BlockIo service. An unauthenticated user could potentially enable escalation of privilege, information disclosure and/or denial of service. This issue was already fixed in a previous release for 18.04 LTS and 19.10. (CVE-2018-12180)
A stack overflow was discovered in bmp. An unprivileged user could potentially enable denial of service or elevation of privilege via local access. This issue was already fixed in a previous release for 18.04 LTS and 19.10. (CVE-2018-12181)
It was discovered that memory was not cleared before free that could lead to potential password leak. (CVE-2019-14558)
A memory leak was discovered in ArpOnFrameRcvdDpc. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact. (CVE-2019-14559)
An integer overflow was discovered in MdeModulePkg/PiDxeS3BootScriptLib. An attacker could possibly use this issue to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact. (CVE-2019-14563)
It was discovered that the affected version doesn't properly check whether an unsigned EFI file should be allowed or not. An attacker could possibly load unsafe content by bypassing the verification. (CVE-2019-14575)
It was discovered that original configuration runtime memory is freed, but it is still exposed to the OS runtime. (CVE-2019-14586)
A double-unmap was discovered in TRB creation. An attacker could use it to cause a denial of service or other unspecified impact. (CVE-2019-14587)
- Record
USN-4349-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
edk2Debian:12 |
before 0~20200229.4c0f6e34-1 | 0~20200229.4c0f6e34-1 |
edk2Debian:13 |
before 0~20200229.4c0f6e34-1 | 0~20200229.4c0f6e34-1 |
edk2Debian:14 |
before 0~20200229.4c0f6e34-1 | 0~20200229.4c0f6e34-1 |
edk2Debian:9 From an advisory covering 11 CVEs |
before 0~20161202.7bbe0b3e-1+deb9u2, plus listed versions 0~20161202.7bbe0b3e-10~20161202.7bbe0b3e-1+deb9u1 |
0~20161202.7bbe0b3e-1+deb9u2 |
edk2Mageia:7 From an advisory covering 14 CVEs |
before 20201127stable-1.mga7 | 20201127stable-1.mga7 |
edk2Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream |
before 0:20190829git37eef91017ad-9.el8 | 0:20190829git37eef91017ad-9.el8 |
edk2-aarch64Red Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream |
before 0:20190829git37eef91017ad-9.el8 | 0:20190829git37eef91017ad-9.el8 |
edk2-ovmfRed Hat:enterprise_linux:8::appstream |
before 0:20190829git37eef91017ad-9.el8 | 0:20190829git37eef91017ad-9.el8 |
ovmfSUSE:OpenStack Cloud 7 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2015+git1462940744.321151f-19.10.3 | 2015+git1462940744.321151f-19.10.3 |
ovmfSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP2 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2015+git1462940744.321151f-19.10.3 | 2015+git1462940744.321151f-19.10.3 |
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| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ovmfSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-LTSS From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2015+git1462940744.321151f-19.10.3 | 2015+git1462940744.321151f-19.10.3 |
ovmfSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP2-BCL From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2015+git1462940744.321151f-19.10.3 | 2015+git1462940744.321151f-19.10.3 |
ovmfSUSE: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 |
ovmfSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.23.1 | 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.23.1 |
ovmfSUSE: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 |
ovmfSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.23.1 | 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.23.1 |
ovmfSUSE: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 |
edk2Ubuntu:16.04:LTS |
before 0~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 0~20150106.5c2d456b-20~20160104.c2a892d7-10~20160408.ffea0a2c-2 |
0~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.1 |
edk2Ubuntu:18.04:LTS |
before 0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.2, plus listed versions 0~20170911.5dfba97c-10~20171010.234dbcef-10~20171027.76fd5a66-10~20171205.a9212288-10~20180105.0bc94c74-10~20180205.c0d9813c-10~20180205.c0d9813c-20~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.1 |
0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.2 |
edk2Ubuntu:16.04:LTS From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 0~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.1, plus listed versions 0~20150106.5c2d456b-20~20160104.c2a892d7-10~20160408.ffea0a2c-2 |
0~20160408.ffea0a2c-2ubuntu0.1 |
edk2Ubuntu:18.04:LTS From an advisory covering 9 CVEs |
before 0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.2, plus listed versions 0~20170911.5dfba97c-10~20171010.234dbcef-10~20171027.76fd5a66-10~20171205.a9212288-10~20180105.0bc94c74-10~20180205.c0d9813c-10~20180205.c0d9813c-20~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.1 |
0~20180205.c0d9813c-2ubuntu0.2 |
ovmfopenSUSE:Leap 15.1 From an advisory covering 4 CVEs |
before 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-lp151.11.3.1 | 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-lp151.11.3.1 |
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-2019-14563 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.8) in Debian Linux, published December 31, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.40%, the 34th percentile. Fixed in edk2 0~20200229.4c0f6e34-1.
References
bugzilla.tianocore.org/show_bug.cgi?id=2001
lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2021/04/msg00032.html
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14563
github.com/advisories/GHSA-5q44-mpwv-jf5p
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2019-14563
advisories.mageia.org/MGASA-2021-0035.html
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bugs.mageia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=25939
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/TQYVZRFEXSN3KS43AVH4D7QX553EZQYP
access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2020:1712
usn.ubuntu.com/4349-1
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/A23OH3MXQU7WURSP4PC66EXMG6INYFH6
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4684-1
github.com/tianocore/edk2/releases
access.redhat.com/security/updates/classification
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bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1748180
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1751993
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1758620
bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1789335
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bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=1806359
security.access.redhat.com/data/csaf/v2/advisories/2020/rhsa-2020_1712.json
access.redhat.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14563
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14563
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20200495-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1077330
bugzilla.suse.com/1094291
bugzilla.suse.com/1163927
bugzilla.suse.com/1163959
bugzilla.suse.com/1163969
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-0739
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14559
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14563
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14575
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20200568-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1153072
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14553
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2020/suse-su-20200699-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14563
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4349-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-12178
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-12180
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-12181
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14558
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14559
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14575
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14586
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2019-14587
lists.opensuse.org/archives/list/[email protected]/thread/VANMRLN7SHDVR27SB7Q5S4EAGOPND4LC
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5731
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2017-5732
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suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12180
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12181
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-3613
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-3630
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-0160
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-0161
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14558
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-14562
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