HOMEVULNERABILITIESCVE-2018-12181
MEDIUM

CVE-2018-12181

CWE-787Published: March 27, 2019· Updated: Jun 17, 2026

6.0
CVSS v3.1

Official Description

Stack overflow in corrupted bmp for EDK II may allow unprivileged user to potentially enable denial of service or elevation of privilege via local access.

NVD Source

Technical Analysis

CVE-2018-12181 requires local access, meaning attackers must already have a foothold on the target system.

Exploitation requires high privileges, which limits the exposure to scenarios where an attacker has already gained initial access.

A successful exploit results in full integrity compromise (data manipulation), availability disruption (denial of service), with a CVSS base score of 6.0.

From a weakness classification perspective (CWE-787): Out-of-bounds write vulnerabilities can lead to data corruption, crashes, or arbitrary code execution.

CVSS v3.1 Vector Breakdown

Exploitability
Attack VectorLocal
Attack ComplexityLow
Privileges Req.High
User InteractionNone
ScopeUnchanged
Impact
ConfidentialityNone
IntegrityHigh
AvailabilityHigh
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H

Affected Vendors & Products

tianocore1 product(s)
edk ii
Source: NVD CPE · 1 total CPE entries

Exploit & PoC Resources

NO KNOWN EXPLOITNo public exploit confirmed at this time
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Official Patches & Advisories

PATCHhttps://edk2-docs.gitbooks.io/security-advisory/content/stack-overflow-on-corrupted-bmp.html
PATCHhttps://edk2-docs.gitbooks.io/security-advisory/content/stack-overflow-on-corrupted-bmp.html

All References (16)

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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00030.html
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00048.html
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2125
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3338
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https://edk2-docs.gitbooks.io/security-advisory/content/stack-overflow-on-corrupted-bmp.htmlPatch · Vendor Advisory
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4ABTDKZK2G5XP6JCO3HXMPOA2NRTIYDZ/
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https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03912en_us
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https://usn.ubuntu.com/4349-1/
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00030.html
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http://lists.opensuse.org/opensuse-security-announce/2019-04/msg00048.html
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:2125
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https://access.redhat.com/errata/RHSA-2019:3338
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https://edk2-docs.gitbooks.io/security-advisory/content/stack-overflow-on-corrupted-bmp.htmlPatch · Vendor Advisory
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https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/4ABTDKZK2G5XP6JCO3HXMPOA2NRTIYDZ/
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https://support.hpe.com/hpsc/doc/public/display?docLocale=en_US&docId=emr_na-hpesbhf03912en_us

Quick Facts

CVE IDCVE-2018-12181
CVSS Score6.0 / 10
SeverityMEDIUM
WeaknessCWE-787
CISA KEVNo
Affected1 vendor(s)
PublishedMar 27, 2019

Related CVEs (CWE-787)

CVE-2013-5610
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CVE-2012-0751
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CVE-2011-1807
10.0
CVE-2012-3957
10.0
CVE-2018-6692
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Recommended Actions

  • →Apply vendor patches immediately
  • →Monitor CVE-2018-12181 in threat intel feeds
  • →Review IDS/IPS signatures for exploitation attempts
Data sourced from NVD (NIST), CISA KEV, and EPSS (FIRST). Analysis generated by CTIWATCH.COM. CVE data is provided under the NVD usage policy.
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