Description
Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the net/bootp.c in DENEX U-Boot from its initial commit in 2002 (3861aa5) up to today on any platform allows an attacker on the local network to leak memory from four up to 32 bytes of memory stored behind the packet to the network depending on the later use of DHCP-provided parameters via crafted DHCP responses.
References (3)
Core 3
Core References
Various Sources
https://github.com/u-boot/u-boot/tags
Various Sources
https://www.schutzwerk.com/advisories/SCHUTZWERK-SA-2024-004.txt
Mailing List
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2024/Aug/38
Scores
CVSS v3
8.1
EPSS
0.0007
EPSS Percentile
22.1%
Attack Vector
ADJACENT_NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
partial
Details
CWE
CWE-120
Status
published
Products (1)
denx/u-boot
< 2025.10
Published
Aug 23, 2024
Tracked Since
Feb 18, 2026