Vulnerability in Denx U-Boot

CVE-2018-3968

An exploitable vulnerability exists in the verified boot protection of the Das U-Boot from version 2013.07-rc1 to 2014.07-rc2. The affected versions lack proper FIT signature enforcement, which allows an attacker to bypass U-Boot's verified boot and execute an unsigned kernel, embedded in a legacy image format. To trigger this vulnerability, a local attacker needs to be able to supply the image to boot.

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CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.0 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.003 (18.0th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 18th percentile — 18.0% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2018-3968: held from 0.003 to 0.003.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000

Affected products

  • Denx U-Boot — versions 2013.07, 2014.07
  • Das U-Boot — versions Das U-Boot 2013.07-rc1 to 2014.07-rc2 OCTEON-SDK 3.1.2 to 5.1 CUJO Smart Firewall - Firmware version 7003

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-3968?
CVE-2018-3968 is a high-severity vulnerability in Denx U-Boot, classified under Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature. CVSS score: 7.0/10. Published 2019-03-21.
How severe is CVE-2018-3968?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.0 out of 10.