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CVE-2024-28183
Espressif ESP-IDF Bootloader TOCTOU Vulnerability
Description

ESP-IDF is the development framework for Espressif SoCs supported on Windows, Linux and macOS. A Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability was discovered in the implementation of the ESP-IDF bootloader which could allow an attacker with physical access to flash of the device to bypass anti-rollback protection. Anti-rollback prevents rollback to application with security version lower than one programmed in eFuse of chip. This attack can allow to boot past (passive) application partition having lower security version of the same device even in the presence of the flash encryption scheme. The attack requires carefully modifying the flash contents after the anti-rollback checks have been performed by the bootloader (before loading the application). The vulnerability is fixed in 4.4.7 and 5.2.1.

INFO

Published Date :

March 25, 2024, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 9:05 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.2

Exploitability Score :

0.9
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-28183 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2024-28183 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 Espressif esp-idf
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-2024-28183.

URL Resource
https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/3305cb4d235182067936f8e940e6db174e25b4b2
https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/4c95aa445d4e84f01f86b6f3a552aa299276abf3
https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/534e3ad1fa68526a5f989fb2163856d6b7cd2c87
https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/7003f1ef0dffc73c34eb153d1b0710babb078149
https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/b2cdc0678965790f49afeb6e6b0737cd24433a05
https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/c33b9e1426121ce8cccf1a94241740be9cff68de
https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/f327ddf6adab0c28d395975785727b2feef57803
https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/security/advisories/GHSA-22x6-3756-pfp8
https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/3305cb4d235182067936f8e940e6db174e25b4b2
https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/4c95aa445d4e84f01f86b6f3a552aa299276abf3
https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/534e3ad1fa68526a5f989fb2163856d6b7cd2c87
https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/7003f1ef0dffc73c34eb153d1b0710babb078149
https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/b2cdc0678965790f49afeb6e6b0737cd24433a05
https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/c33b9e1426121ce8cccf1a94241740be9cff68de
https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/f327ddf6adab0c28d395975785727b2feef57803
https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/security/advisories/GHSA-22x6-3756-pfp8

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).

None

Python Dockerfile C

Updated: 2 weeks, 5 days ago
152 stars 37 fork 37 watcher
Born at : Feb. 5, 2016, 5:24 a.m. This repo has been linked 11 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2024-28183 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-28183 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://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/3305cb4d235182067936f8e940e6db174e25b4b2
    Added Reference https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/4c95aa445d4e84f01f86b6f3a552aa299276abf3
    Added Reference https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/534e3ad1fa68526a5f989fb2163856d6b7cd2c87
    Added Reference https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/7003f1ef0dffc73c34eb153d1b0710babb078149
    Added Reference https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/b2cdc0678965790f49afeb6e6b0737cd24433a05
    Added Reference https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/c33b9e1426121ce8cccf1a94241740be9cff68de
    Added Reference https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/f327ddf6adab0c28d395975785727b2feef57803
    Added Reference https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/security/advisories/GHSA-22x6-3756-pfp8
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Received by [email protected]

    Mar. 25, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description ESP-IDF is the development framework for Espressif SoCs supported on Windows, Linux and macOS. A Time-of-Check to Time-of-Use (TOCTOU) vulnerability was discovered in the implementation of the ESP-IDF bootloader which could allow an attacker with physical access to flash of the device to bypass anti-rollback protection. Anti-rollback prevents rollback to application with security version lower than one programmed in eFuse of chip. This attack can allow to boot past (passive) application partition having lower security version of the same device even in the presence of the flash encryption scheme. The attack requires carefully modifying the flash contents after the anti-rollback checks have been performed by the bootloader (before loading the application). The vulnerability is fixed in 4.4.7 and 5.2.1.
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/security/advisories/GHSA-22x6-3756-pfp8 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/3305cb4d235182067936f8e940e6db174e25b4b2 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/4c95aa445d4e84f01f86b6f3a552aa299276abf3 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/534e3ad1fa68526a5f989fb2163856d6b7cd2c87 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/7003f1ef0dffc73c34eb153d1b0710babb078149 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/b2cdc0678965790f49afeb6e6b0737cd24433a05 [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/c33b9e1426121ce8cccf1a94241740be9cff68de [No types assigned]
    Added Reference GitHub, Inc. https://github.com/espressif/esp-idf/commit/f327ddf6adab0c28d395975785727b2feef57803 [No types assigned]
    Added CWE GitHub, Inc. CWE-367
    Added CVSS V3.1 GitHub, Inc. AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
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.
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