What is CVE-2019-5478?

CVE-2019-5478 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Amd Zu11eg, classified under CWE-657. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-09-03.

How severe is CVE-2019-5478?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.

Is CVE-2019-5478 known to be exploited?

1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Vulnerability in Amd Zu11eg

CVE-2019-5478

A weakness was found in Encrypt Only boot mode in Zynq UltraScale+ devices. This could lead to an adversary being able to modify the control fields of the boot image leading to an incorrect secure boot behavior.

EPSS: 0.002 (16.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

f-secure-foundry/advisories

References

support@hackerone.com (x_refsource_MISC, Vendor Advisory)
support@hackerone.com (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-5478?: CVE-2019-5478 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Amd Zu11eg, classified under CWE-657. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-09-03.
How severe is CVE-2019-5478?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2019-5478 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.