CVE-2019-14195 Memory corruption in n/a
An unbounded memcpy in U-Boot's NFS 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-2019-14195?
CVE-2019-14195 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 unvalidated length at nfs_readlink_reply in the "else" block after calculating the new path length.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14195?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Denx U-Boot.
How do I fix CVE-2019-14195?
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-2019-14195 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14195 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as DEBIAN-CVE-2019-14195, GHSA-rcc4-42qj-g2jr, UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14195.