CVE-2023-40238
CVSS 3.1 Score 5.5 of 10 (medium)
Details
Published Dec 7, 2023
Updated: Jan 5, 2024
CWE ID 312
Summary
CVE-2023-40238 is a vulnerability affecting Insyde InsydeH2O's BmpDecoderDxe in certain Lenovo devices using kernel versions 5.2 to 5.6 before specific updates. This issue is caused by an integer signedness error in handling PixelHeight and PixelWidth during RLE4/RLE8 compression in BMP logo files. An attacker can exploit this vulnerability during the DXE phase of UEFI execution to copy data to a specific address through image parsing of crafted BMP logo files. Successful exploitation could potentially lead to code injection and system compromise.
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Affected Products
- InsydeH2O
Affected Vendors
- Insyde Software
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