What is CVE-2019-11059?

CVE-2019-11059 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Denx U-boot, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-05-10.

How severe is CVE-2019-11059?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Denx U-boot

CVE-2019-11059

Das U-Boot 2016.11-rc1 through 2019.04 mishandles the ext4 64-bit extension, resulting in a buffer overflow.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.019 (77.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Denx U-boot — versions 2016.11
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-11059?: CVE-2019-11059 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Denx U-boot, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-05-10.
How severe is CVE-2019-11059?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.