CVE-2024-57258
Das U-Boot Integer Overflow Vulnerability
Description
Integer overflows in memory allocation in Das U-Boot before 2025.01-rc1 occur for a crafted squashfs filesystem via sbrk, via request2size, or because ptrdiff_t is mishandled on x86_64.
INFO
Published Date :
Feb. 18, 2025, 11:15 p.m.
Last Modified :
Feb. 19, 2025, 1:15 a.m.
Source :
[email protected]
Remotely Exploitable :
No
Impact Score :
6.0
Exploitability Score :
0.5
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Cybersecurity News
Secure Boot Bypass: U-Boot Vulnerabilities Expose Embedded Devices
U-Boot, a popular bootloader used in a wide range of embedded devices, has received a crucial update to address multiple vulnerabilities that could compromise device security. These vulnerabilities, d ... Read more
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CVE-2024-57258 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.
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CVE Modified by [email protected]
Feb. 19, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added CVSS V3.1 AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H Added CWE CWE-190 -
New CVE Received by [email protected]
Feb. 18, 2025
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Integer overflows in memory allocation in Das U-Boot before 2025.01-rc1 occur for a crafted squashfs filesystem via sbrk, via request2size, or because ptrdiff_t is mishandled on x86_64. Added Reference https://source.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/-/commit/0a10b49206a29b4aa2f80233a3e53ca0466bb0b3 Added Reference https://source.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/-/commit/8642b2178d2c4002c99a0b69a845a48f2ae2706f Added Reference https://source.denx.de/u-boot/u-boot/-/commit/c17b2a05dd50a3ba437e6373093a0d6a359cdee0 Added Reference https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2025/02/17/2
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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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