Buffer overflow in Pengutronix Barebox

CVE-2019-15938

Pengutronix barebox through 2019.08.1 has a remote buffer overflow in nfs_readlink_req in fs/nfs.c because a length field is directly used for a memcpy.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

Published · last modified .

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.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.021 (81.4th percentile), scored .

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 81st percentile — 81.4% 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-2019-15938: held from 0.020 to 0.021.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.020 · newest: 0.021 · change: +0.001

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-15938?
CVE-2019-15938 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Pengutronix Barebox, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2019-09-05.
How severe is CVE-2019-15938?
Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-15938 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.