CVE-2023-40547

HIGH

Shim - RCE

Title source: llm

Description

A remote code execution vulnerability was found in Shim. The Shim boot support trusts attacker-controlled values when parsing an HTTP response. This flaw allows an attacker to craft a specific malicious HTTP request, leading to a completely controlled out-of-bounds write primitive and complete system compromise. This flaw is only exploitable during the early boot phase, an attacker needs to perform a Man-in-the-Middle or compromise the boot server to be able to exploit this vulnerability successfully.

Scores

CVSS v3 8.3
EPSS 0.0418
EPSS Percentile 88.5%
Attack Vector ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Classification

CWE
CWE-346 CWE-787
Status published

Affected Products (4)

redhat/shim < 15.8
redhat/enterprise_linux
redhat/enterprise_linux
redhat/enterprise_linux

Timeline

Published Jan 25, 2024
Tracked Since Feb 18, 2026