6.8
MEDIUM
CVE-2019-16258
Brain Cube V2 Bootloader Unauthenticated Remote Root Access via UART Interface
Description

The bootloader of the homee Brain Cube V2 through 2.23.0 allows attackers with physical access to gain root access by manipulating the U-Boot environment via the CLI after connecting to the internal UART interface.

INFO

Published Date :

March 20, 2020, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 4:30 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

0.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-16258 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Hom.ee brain_cube_core
2 Hom.ee brain_cube
3 Hom.ee brain_cube_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2019-16258.

URL Resource
https://store.hom.ee/collections/all/products/homee-brain-cube Product Vendor Advisory
https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2019-026.txt Third Party Advisory
https://store.hom.ee/collections/all/products/homee-brain-cube Product Vendor Advisory
https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2019-026.txt Third Party Advisory

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-16258 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://store.hom.ee/collections/all/products/homee-brain-cube
    Added Reference https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2019-026.txt
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Reanalysis by [email protected]

    Jun. 03, 2021

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:hom.ee:brain_cube_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.23.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:hom.ee:brain_cube:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:hom.ee:brain_cube_core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions from (including) 2.0.0 up to (including) 2.23.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:hom.ee:brain_cube:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Mar. 24, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://store.hom.ee/collections/all/products/homee-brain-cube No Types Assigned https://store.hom.ee/collections/all/products/homee-brain-cube Product, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2019-026.txt No Types Assigned https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2019-026.txt Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST CWE-306
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:hom.ee:brain_cube_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 2.23.0 OR cpe:2.3:h:hom.ee:brain_cube:2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-16258 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.04 }} -0.04%

score

0.09843

percentile

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