CVE-2023-40547
HIGHShim - RCE
Title source: llmDescription
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.
References (13)
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