A flaw was found in grub2. The calculation of the translation buffer when reading a language .mo file in grub_gettext_getstr_from_position() may overflow, leading to a Out-of-bound write. This issue can be leveraged by an attacker to overwrite grub2's sensitive heap data, eventually leading to the circumvention of secure boot protections.
History

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 19 Feb 2025 18:00:00 +0000

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Description No description is available for this CVE. A flaw was found in grub2. The calculation of the translation buffer when reading a language .mo file in grub_gettext_getstr_from_position() may overflow, leading to a Out-of-bound write. This issue can be leveraged by an attacker to overwrite grub2's sensitive heap data, eventually leading to the circumvention of secure boot protections.
Title grub2: grub-core/gettext: Integer overflow leads to Heap OOB Write. Grub2: grub-core/gettext: integer overflow leads to heap oob write.
First Time appeared Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
CPEs cpe:/a:redhat:openshift:4
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:7
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:8
cpe:/o:redhat:enterprise_linux:9
Vendors & Products Redhat
Redhat enterprise Linux
Redhat openshift
References

Wed, 19 Feb 2025 14:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description No description is available for this CVE.
Title grub2: grub-core/gettext: Integer overflow leads to Heap OOB Write.
Weaknesses CWE-787
References
Metrics threat_severity

None

cvssV3_1

{'score': 6.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

threat_severity

Moderate


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: redhat

Published:

Updated: 2025-02-19T18:38:59.247Z

Reserved: 2024-09-08T01:57:12.948Z

Link: CVE-2024-45777

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2025-02-19T18:38:52.262Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2025-02-19T18:15:23.210

Modified: 2025-02-19T18:15:23.210

Link: CVE-2024-45777

cve-icon Redhat

Severity : Moderate

Publid Date: 2025-02-18T18:00:00Z

Links: CVE-2024-45777 - Bugzilla