CVE-2019-14194 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

An unbounded memcpy in U-Boot's NFSv2 implementation allows attackers to cause memory corruption, potentially leading to code execution or denial of service.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
Available

What is CVE-2019-14194?

CVE-2019-14194 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 31 Jul 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

An issue was discovered in Das U-Boot through 2019.07. There is an unbounded memcpy with a failed length check at nfs_read_reply when calling store_block in the NFSv2 case.

Weakness: CWE-787

Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14194?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Denx U-Boot.

How do I fix CVE-2019-14194?

Apply the vendor's patch.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2019-14194 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14194 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-14194, GHSA-jx53-j6xc-p3r6, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14194.

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