CVE-2023-45237 — Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator in Edk2

CWE-338 — Use of Cryptographically Weak Pseudo-Random Number Generator11 documents8 sources
Severity
7.5HIGHNVD
CNA5.3OSV7.4
EPSS
0.4%
top 40.77%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploit
No known exploits
Affected products
1
Tianocore Edk2
Timeline
PublishedJan 16
Latest updateNov 28

Description

EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to a predictable TCP Initial Sequence Number. This vulnerability can be exploited by an attacker to gain unauthorized access and potentially lead to a loss of Confidentiality.

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NExploitability: 3.9 | Impact: 3.6

Affected Packages4 packages

▶Debiantianocore/edk2< 2024.05-1+1
▶Ubuntutianocore/edk2< 2022.02-3ubuntu0.22.04.5+3
▶NVDtianocore/edk2202311
▶CVEListV5tianocore/edk2edk2-stable202308

🔴Vulnerability Details

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OSV
edk2 regression↗2025-11-28
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OSV
edk2 vulnerabilities↗2025-11-26
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GHSA
GHSA-fxqf-p2p3-gxvr: EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to a predictable TCP Initial Sequence Number↗2024-01-16
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CVEList
Use of a Weak PseudoRandom Number Generator in EDK II Network Package↗2024-01-16
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OSV
CVE-2023-45237: EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to a predictable TCP Initial Sequence Number↗2024-01-16
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📋Vendor Advisories

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Ubuntu
EDK II regression↗2025-11-28
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Ubuntu
EDK II vulnerabilities↗2025-11-26
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Red Hat
edk2: Use of a Weak PseudoRandom Number Generator↗2024-01-16
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Microsoft
Use of a Weak PseudoRandom Number Generator in EDK II Network Package↗2024-01-09
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Debian
CVE-2023-45237: edk2 - EDK2's Network Package is susceptible to a predictable TCP Initial Sequence Numb...↗2023
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CVE-2023-45237 — Tianocore Edk2 vulnerability | cvebase