CVE-2024-42040

HIGH

DENEX U-Boot - Buffer Overflow

Title source: llm
STIX 2.1

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.

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