What is CVE-2019-11690?

CVE-2019-11690 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Denx U-Boot, classified under Use of Insufficiently Random Values. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2019-05-03.

How severe is CVE-2019-11690?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Denx U-Boot

CVE-2019-11690

gen_rand_uuid in lib/uuid.c in Das U-Boot v2014.04 through v2019.04 lacks an srand call, which allows attackers to determine UUID values in scenarios where CONFIG_RANDOM_UUID is enabled, and Das U-Boot is relied upon for UUID values of a GUID Partition Table of a boot device.

EPSS: 0.012 (64.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.9 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Denx U-boot
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-330 — Use of Insufficiently Random Values

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-11690?: CVE-2019-11690 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Denx U-Boot, classified under Use of Insufficiently Random Values. CVSS score: 5.9/10. Published 2019-05-03.
How severe is CVE-2019-11690?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.9 out of 10.