CVE-2018-12178
Buffer overflow in network stack for EDK II may allow unprivileged user to potentially enable...
Buffer overflow in network stack for EDK II may allow unprivileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via network.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
9.1
Buffer overflow in network stack for EDK II may allow unprivileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via network.
- Record
CVE-2018-12178- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - CVSS 2.0
- 6.4 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
Buffer overflow in network stack for EDK II may allow unprivileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via network.
- Record
CVE-2018-12178- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2018-4156 No score
Buffer overflow in network stack for EDK II may allow unprivileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via network.
- Record
EUVD-2018-4156- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-85f7-wwh2-8hrc
9.1
Buffer overflow in network stack for EDK II may allow unprivileged user to potentially enable...
Buffer overflow in network stack for EDK II may allow unprivileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via network.
- Record
GHSA-85f7-wwh2-8hrc- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-119
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
9.1
Buffer overflow in network stack for EDK II may allow unprivileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via network.
- Record
CVE-2018-12178- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVDEBIAN-CVE-2018-12178
9.1
Buffer overflow in network stack for EDK II may allow unprivileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via network.
- Record
DEBIAN-CVE-2018-12178- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
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OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2018-12178
9.1
Buffer overflow in network stack for EDK II may allow unprivileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege and/or denial of service via network.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2018-12178- CVSS 3.0
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVopenSUSE-SU-2019:1083-1 No score
Security update for ovmf
This update for ovmf fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2018-12180: Fixed a buffer overflow in BlockIo service, which could lead to memory read/write overrun (bsc#1127820).
- CVE-2018-12178: Fixed an improper DNS check upon receiving a new DNS packet (bsc#1127821).
- CVE-2018-3630: Fixed a logic error in FV parsing which could allow a local attacker to bypass the chain of trust checks (bsc#1127822).
This update was imported from the SUSE:SLE-15:Update update project.
- Record
openSUSE-SU-2019:1083-1- 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-2019:0579-1 No score
Security update for ovmf
This update for ovmf fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2018-12180: Fixed a buffer overflow in BlockIo service, which could lead to memory read/write overrun (bsc#1127820).
- CVE-2018-12178: Fixed an improper DNS check upon receiving a new DNS packet (bsc#1127821).
- CVE-2018-3630: Fixed a logic error in FV parsing which could allow a local attacker to bypass the chain of trust checks (bsc#1127822).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2019:0579-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:0580-1 No score
Security update for ovmf
This update for ovmf fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2018-12180: Fixed a buffer overflow in BlockIo service, which could lead to memory read/write overrun (bsc#1127820).
- CVE-2018-12178: Fixed an improper DNS check upon receiving a new DNS packet (bsc#1127821).
- CVE-2018-3630: Fixed a logic error in FV parsing which could allow a local attacker to bypass the chain of trust checks (bsc#1127822).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2019:0580-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2019:0581-1 No score
Security update for ovmf
This update for ovmf fixes the following issues:
Security issues fixed:
- CVE-2018-12180: Fixed a buffer overflow in BlockIo service, which could lead to memory read/write overrun (bsc#1127820).
- CVE-2018-12178: Fixed an improper DNS check upon receiving a new DNS packet (bsc#1127821).
- CVE-2018-3630: Fixed a logic error in FV parsing which could allow a local attacker to bypass the chain of trust checks (bsc#1127822).
- Record
SUSE-SU-2019:0581-1- 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 0~20181115.85588389-3 | 0~20181115.85588389-3 |
edk2Debian:13 |
before 0~20181115.85588389-3 | 0~20181115.85588389-3 |
edk2Debian:14 |
before 0~20181115.85588389-3 | 0~20181115.85588389-3 |
ovmfSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP3 |
before 2017+git1492060560.b6d11d7c46-4.20.1 | 2017+git1492060560.b6d11d7c46-4.20.1 |
ovmfSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP3 |
before 2017+git1492060560.b6d11d7c46-4.20.1 | 2017+git1492060560.b6d11d7c46-4.20.1 |
ovmfSUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 |
before 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-5.14.1 | 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-5.14.1 |
ovmfSUSE:Linux Enterprise Desktop 12 SP4 |
before 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.8.3 | 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.8.3 |
ovmfSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4 |
before 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.8.3 | 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.8.3 |
ovmfSUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 |
before 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.8.3 | 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.8.3 |
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 |
ovmfopenSUSE:Leap 15.0 |
before 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-lp150.4.13.1 | 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-lp150.4.13.1 |
ovmfopenSUSE:Tumbleweed |
before 202105-3.4 | 202105-3.4 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2018-12178 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Tianocore Edk Ii, published March 11, 2019. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 2.27%, the 83rd percentile. Fixed in edk2 0~20181115.85588389-3.
References
edk2-docs.gitbooks.io/security-advisory/content/dns-pack-size-check.html
lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-03/msg00046.html
lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4ABTDKZK2G5XP6JCO3HXMPOA2NRTIYDZ
support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03912en_us
usn.ubuntu.com/4349-1
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-12178
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lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/[email protected]/message/4ABTDKZK2G5XP6JCO3HXMPOA2NRTIYDZ
github.com/advisories/GHSA-85f7-wwh2-8hrc
security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2018-12178
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2019/suse-su-20190579-1
bugzilla.suse.com/1127820
bugzilla.suse.com/1127821
bugzilla.suse.com/1127822
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12178
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-12180
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-3630
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2019/suse-su-20190580-1
suse.com/support/update/announcement/2019/suse-su-20190581-1
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-12178
lists.01.org/pipermail/edk2-devel/2019-February/037251.html
ubuntu.com/security/notices/USN-4349-1
cve.org/CVERecord?id=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-2019-14563
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/RBHHJFWMTAGCQFDWWVONGJIFVT7IEDVF
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-2018-12181
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2018-3613
suse.com/security/cve/CVE-2019-0160
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