Vulnerability in Denx U-Boot

CVE-2019-13103

A crafted self-referential DOS partition table will cause all Das U-Boot versions through 2019.07-rc4 to infinitely recurse, causing the stack to grow infinitely and eventually either crash or overwrite other data.

EPSS: 0.004 (35.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

  • Denx U-boot — versions 2019.04, 2019.07
  • N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-13103?
CVE-2019-13103 is a high-severity vulnerability in Denx U-Boot, classified under Uncontrolled Recursion. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2019-07-29.
How severe is CVE-2019-13103?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-13103 known to be exploited?
2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.