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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.

Security Impact Summary

This vulnerability carries a HIGH severity rating with a CVSS v3.1 score of 7.1, requiring local system access to exploit with relatively low complexity without requiring user interaction requiring only low-level privileges . The vulnerability impacts integrity (unauthorized modifications), and availability (service disruption) for affected systems. Impacting 1 product from denx organizations running these solutions should prioritize assessment and patching.

Historical Context

First disclosed in 2019, this vulnerability was reported during a period defined by widespread IoT adoption challenges, mobile security concerns, and the emergence of advanced persistent threat (APT) techniques. Contemporary mitigation strategies focused on secure development practices and third-party component vetting.

Published

2019-07-29T15:15:12.390

Last Modified

2024-11-21T04:24:11.540

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 7.1 (HIGH)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:P

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: PARTIAL
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

3.9

Impact Score

4.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-674

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Application	denx	u-boot	< 2019.04	Yes
Application	denx	u-boot	2019.04	Yes
Application	denx	u-boot	2019.04	Yes
Application	denx	u-boot	2019.04	Yes
Application	denx	u-boot	2019.04	Yes
Application	denx	u-boot	2019.04	Yes
Application	denx	u-boot	2019.07	Yes
Application	denx	u-boot	2019.07	Yes
Application	denx	u-boot	2019.07	Yes
Application	denx	u-boot	2019.07	Yes

References

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-618620.pdf Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://gist.github.com/deephooloovoo/d91b81a1674b4750e662dfae93804d75 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://github.com/u-boot/u-boot/commits/master Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2019-July/375512.html Patch, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-618620.pdf Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://gist.github.com/deephooloovoo/d91b81a1674b4750e662dfae93804d75 Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://github.com/u-boot/u-boot/commits/master Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2019-July/375512.html Patch, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

How SecUtils Interprets This CVE

SecUtils normalizes and enriches National Vulnerability Database (NVD) records by standardizing vendor and product identifiers, aggregating vulnerability metadata from both NVD and MITRE sources, and providing structured context for security teams. For denx's affected products, we extract Common Platform Enumeration (CPE) data, Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE) classifications, CVSS severity metrics, and reference data to enable rapid vulnerability prioritization and asset correlation. This record contains no exploit code, proof-of-concept instructions, or attack methodologies—only defensive intelligence necessary for patch management, risk assessment, and security operations.