Resource management error in DENX U-Boot

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU19974

Risk: High

CVSSv3.1: 7.9 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2019-13103

CWE-ID: CWE-399 - Resource Management Errors

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause a denial of service (DoS) condition or overwrite arbitrary data on a targeted system.

The vulnerability exists due to an infinite recursion condition that can occur in DOS partitions while parsing a self-referential filesystem or a filesystem with many extended partitions. A remote attacker can crash the target system, cause a denial of service condition or potentially overwrite arbitrary data on the system.

Mitigation

Install update from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

U-Boot: 1.0.0 - 2019.01

External links

http://gist.github.com/deephooloovoo/d91b81a1674b4750e662dfae93804d75
http://github.com/u-boot/u-boot/commits/master
http://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2019-July/375512.html

Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.