What is the CVSS score of CVE-2024-38805?

CVE-2024-38805 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.3 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.0%.

Which versions of Suse are affected by CVE-2024-38805?

Organizations using EDK2 should be aware of moderate risk from CVE-2024-38805, a integer overflow vulnerability rated CVSS 6.3. Exploitation could cause memory corruption or application crashes.. A patch is available.

How to fix or mitigate CVE-2024-38805?

Within 30 days: Identify affected systems and apply vendor patches as part of regular patch cycle. Monitor vendor channels for patch availability.

Suse CVE-2024-38805

MEDIUM

Integer Overflow or Wraparound (CWE-190)

2025-08-12 infosec@edk2.groups.io

Denial Of Service Integer Overflow Suse

6.3

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.3 MEDIUM

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

SUSE

MEDIUM

qualitative

Primary rating from NVD.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

Attack Vector

Adjacent

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

Low

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

Patch released

Apr 02, 2026 - 14:30 nvd

Patch available

Analysis Generated

Mar 28, 2026 - 19:06 vuln.today

CVE Published

Aug 12, 2025 - 15:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.3

DescriptionCVE.org

EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where a user may cause an Integer Overflow or Wraparound by network means. A successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to denial of service.

AnalysisAI

EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where a user may cause an Integer Overflow or Wraparound by network means. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.3), this vulnerability is low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Integer Overflow (CWE-190), which allows attackers to cause unexpected behavior through arithmetic overflow. EDK2 contains a vulnerability in BIOS where a user may cause an Integer Overflow or Wraparound by network means. A successful exploitation of this vulnerability may lead to denial of service.

Affected ProductsAI

See vendor advisory for affected versions.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate arithmetic operations, use safe integer libraries, check bounds before allocation.