CVE-2014-3676
A heap-based buffer overflow flaw was found the way shim parsed certain IPv6 addresses. If IPv6 network booting was enabled, a malicious server could supply a crafted IPv6 address that would cause shim to crash or, potentially, execute arbitrary code.
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CVSS v2 metrics
| Base Score | 5.8 |
|---|---|
| Base Metrics | AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P |
| Access Vector | Adjacent Network |
| Access Complexity | Low |
| Authentication | None |
| Confidentiality Impact | Partial |
| Integrity Impact | Partial |
| Availability Impact | Partial |
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Red Hat Security Errata
| Platform | Errata | Release Date |
|---|---|---|
| Red Hat Enterprise Linux 7 (shim) | RHSA-2014:1801 | 2014-11-04 |