VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-18440
DENX U-Boot through 2018.09-rc1 has a locally exploitable buffer overflow via a crafted kernel image because filesystem loading is mishandled.
HIGH 7.8EPSS 0.57%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.57%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
DENX U-Boot through 2018.09-rc1 has a locally exploitable buffer overflow via a crafted kernel image because filesystem loading is mishandled.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.8 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 0.57% probability · 46th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- denx/u-boot
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/11/02/2Exploit, Mailing List, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-618620.pdf
- http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/11/02/2Exploit, Mailing List, Mitigation, Third Party Advisory
- https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-618620.pdf
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.