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DEBIAN-CVE-2023-40549

DEBIAN-CVE-2023-40549 PUBLISHED CVSS 5.5 MEDIUM

An out-of-bounds read flaw was found in Shim due to the lack of proper boundary verification during the load of a PE binary. This flaw allows an attacker to load a crafted PE binary, triggering the issue and crashing Shim, resulting in a denial of service.

Risk Scores

CVSS 3.1
5.5
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Affected Products

VendorProductVersions
Debian:11shim15.6-1, 0, 15.4-7
Debian:14shim0, 0, 0
Debian:12shim0, 15.8-1~deb10u1, 15.8-1~deb11u1
Debian:13shim0, 0, 0

Timeline

  • Jan 29, 2024 CVE Published
  • Apr 28, 2026 CVE Updated
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