Resource management error in DENX U-Boot



| Updated: 2022-12-20
Risk High
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2019-13103
CWE-ID CWE-399
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
 U-Boot
Client/Desktop applications / Other client software

Vendor DENX

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one high risk vulnerability.

1) Resource management error

EUVDB-ID: #VU19974

Risk: High

CVSSv4.0: 6.8 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Amber]

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

CPE2.3 External links

https://gist.github.com/deephooloovoo/d91b81a1674b4750e662dfae93804d75
https://github.com/u-boot/u-boot/commits/master
https://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.



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