# CVE-2019-14562: Integer overflow in Extensible Firmware Interface Development Kit (EDK II) > An integer overflow in EDK II allows an authenticated local user to cause a denial of service. - **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H`) - **Exploited in the wild:** Not known - **Login needed:** Any signed-in user - **Attackable:** Local or same network only - **Victim action needed:** Not needed - **Fix available:** Yes - **Published:** 23 Nov 2020 - **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024 - **Also known as:** DEBIAN-CVE-2019-14562, GHSA-57v4-px6g-hxrm, OESA-2021-1192, SUSE-SU-2020:2691-1, SUSE-SU-2020:2713-1, SUSE-SU-2020:2714-1, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14562, openSUSE-SU-2020:1525-1, openSUSE-SU-2020:1535-1 ## What is CVE-2019-14562? CVE-2019-14562 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 23 Nov 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. ### Official description Integer overflow in DxeImageVerificationHandler() EDK II may allow an authenticated user to potentially enable denial of service via local access. Weakness: CWE-190 (Integer Overflow or Wraparound) ## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14562? It affects 2 products. | Package | Ecosystem | Affected | Fixed in | | --- | --- | --- | --- | | `ovmf` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-ESPOS | All versions | 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-5.35.1 | | `ovmf` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise High Performance Computing 15-LTSS | All versions | 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-5.35.1 | | `ovmf` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP1 | All versions | 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-5.35.1 | | `ovmf` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Module for Server Applications 15 SP2 | All versions | 201911-7.5.2 | | `ovmf` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP4-LTSS | All versions | 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.29.1 | | `ovmf` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 12 SP5 | All versions | 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.29.1 | | `ovmf` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server 15-LTSS | All versions | 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-5.35.1 | | `ovmf` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP4 | All versions | 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.29.1 | | `ovmf` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 12 SP5 | All versions | 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.29.1 | | `ovmf` | SUSE:Linux Enterprise Server for SAP Applications 15 | All versions | 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-5.35.1 | | `ovmf` | SUSE:OpenStack Cloud 9 | All versions | 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.29.1 | | `ovmf` | SUSE:OpenStack Cloud Crowbar 9 | All versions | 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-3.29.1 | | `ovmf` | openSUSE:Leap 15.1 | All versions | 2017+git1510945757.b2662641d5-lp151.11.9.1 | | `ovmf` | openSUSE:Leap 15.2 | All versions | 201911-lp152.6.5.1 | Products: Debian Debian Linux, Tianocore Edk2. ## How do I fix CVE-2019-14562? Apply the vendor's patch. ## Is CVE-2019-14562 being exploited? There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14562 in the wild and no public exploit code. ## Other vulnerabilities in Debian Debian Linux - [CVE-2015-3306](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2015-3306/): ProFTPD Improper Access Control (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2025-49113](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-49113/): RoundCube Webmail Deserialization of Untrusted Data (critical 9.9, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2026-24061](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-24061/): GNU InetUtils Argument Injection (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2025-39682](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-39682/): Linux Kernel Improper Check for Unusual or Exceptional Conditions (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) - [CVE-2024-9680](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2024-9680/): Mozilla Firefox Use-After-Free (critical 9.8, exploited in the wild) ## Fix prompt for AI coding agents ```text Check this codebase for CVE-2019-14562 and fix it if it is affected. What it is: CVE-2019-14562 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Debian Debian Linux, published on 23 Nov 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim. Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14562 in the wild and no public exploit code. Affected product: Debian Debian Linux. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page. Task: 1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies. 2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it. 3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead. 4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why. 5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing. Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14562/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14562/index.md) ``` ## Sources - CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-14562 - NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-14562 - OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-14562 --- From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-14562/ Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.