CVE catalog

CVE-2022-4087

ipxe affected and fixed versions

A vulnerability was found in iPXE. It has been declared as problematic. This vulnerability affects the function tls_new_ciphertext of the file src/net/tls.c of the component TLS. The manipulation of the argument pad_len leads to information exposure through discrepancy. The name of the patch is 186306d6199096b7a7c4b4574d4be8cdb8426729. It is recommended to apply a patch to fix this issue. VDB-214054 is the identifier assigned to this vulnerability.

Severity: Medium · CVSS 4.3CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Published: Nov 21, 2022, 12:00:00 AM UTC
Source: [NVD] · [CVE record]
EPSS: 0.54% · Oct 27, 2026

Projects and upstream resources

[ipxe][Source-reported homepage]

Reported versions and fixes

Each observation applies to its named package, distribution, and release. Distribution backports can fix a vulnerability while retaining an older upstream version number.

Distribution / release	Package	Version	Status	Source
Debiantrixie	ipxe	Not reported	Not affectedDistribution reports not affected	[CVE-2022-4087]
Debiantrixie	ipxe	`1.21.1+git20250501.dad20602+dfsg-1`	Not affected	[CVE-2022-4087]
Debiansid	ipxe	Not reported	Not affectedDistribution reports not affected	[CVE-2022-4087]
Debiansid	ipxe	`2.0.0+dfsg-5`	Not affected	[CVE-2022-4087]
Debianforky	ipxe	Not reported	Not affectedDistribution reports not affected	[CVE-2022-4087]
Debianforky	ipxe	`2.0.0+dfsg-5`	Not affected	[CVE-2022-4087]
Debianbookworm	ipxe	Not reported	Not affectedDistribution reports not affected	[CVE-2022-4087]
Debianbookworm	ipxe	`1.0.0+git-20190125.36a4c85-5.1`	Not affected	[CVE-2022-4087]

Provider details and historical evidence

Distribution / release	Package	Version	Status	Source
Debianbookworm	ipxe	Not reported	Not affectedDistribution reports not affected	[CVE-2022-4087]
Debianbookworm	ipxe	`1.0.0+git-20190125.36a4c85-5.1`	Not affected	[CVE-2022-4087]
Debianforky	ipxe	Not reported	Not affectedDistribution reports not affected	[CVE-2022-4087]
Debianforky	ipxe	`2.0.0+dfsg-5`	Not affected	[CVE-2022-4087]
Debiansid	ipxe	Not reported	Not affectedDistribution reports not affected	[CVE-2022-4087]
Debiansid	ipxe	`2.0.0+dfsg-5`	Not affected	[CVE-2022-4087]
Debiantrixie	ipxe	Not reported	Not affectedDistribution reports not affected	[CVE-2022-4087]
Debiantrixie	ipxe	`1.21.1+git20250501.dad20602+dfsg-1`	Not affected	[CVE-2022-4087]

Original provider fields

{
  "package_releases": [
    {
      "name": "ipxe",
      "status": "not affected",
      "release": "sid",
      "version": "2.0.0+dfsg-5"
    },
    {
      "name": "ipxe",
      "status": "not affected",
      "release": "forky",
      "version": "2.0.0+dfsg-5"
    },
    {
      "name": "ipxe",
      "status": "not affected",
      "release": "trixie",
      "version": "1.21.1+git20250501.dad20602+dfsg-1"
    },
    {
      "name": "ipxe",
      "status": "not affected",
      "release": "bookworm",
      "version": "1.0.0+git-20190125.36a4c85-5.1"
    }
  ],
  "fixed_versions": [
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "ipxe",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "sid",
      "urgency": "unimportant",
      "fixed_version": "0"
    },
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "ipxe",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "forky",
      "urgency": "unimportant",
      "fixed_version": "0"
    },
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "ipxe",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "trixie",
      "urgency": "unimportant",
      "fixed_version": "0"
    },
    {
      "bug": null,
      "name": "ipxe",
      "type": "source",
      "origin": null,
      "release": "bookworm",
      "urgency": "unimportant",
      "fixed_version": "0"
    }
  ],
  "distribution_packages": []
}

OpenFactory catalog packages

Matching against OpenFactory catalog package versions is in progress.

[Debian 12 (Bookworm)]

[ipxe]Unknown
Details (2)
- 1.0.0+git-20190125.36a4c85-5.1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ipxe · debian · bookworm
- 1.0.0+git-20190125.36a4c85-5.1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ipxe · debian · bookworm
[ipxe-qemu]Unknown
Source package: [ipxe]
Details (2)
- 1.0.0+git-20190125.36a4c85-5.1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ipxe · debian · bookworm
- 1.0.0+git-20190125.36a4c85-5.1 · all · bookworm
  Not affected
  dsa · ipxe · debian · bookworm

Observed: Oct 23, 2026, 6:29:44 PM UTC

References

[Debian Security Tracker] · [FIRST EPSS] · [Red Hat security advisories and VEX]