CVE-2019-14239 Security feature bypass in n/a
Attackers can bypass Flash Access Controls on NXP Kinetis devices to read protected code, exposing intellectual property.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-14239?
CVE-2019-14239 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Sep 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
On NXP Kinetis KV1x, Kinetis KV3x, and Kinetis K8x devices, Flash Access Controls (FAC) (a software IP protection method for execute-only access) can be defeated by leveraging a load instruction inside the execute-only region to expose the protected code into a CPU register.
Weakness: CWE-287
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-14239?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Nxp Kinetis K8x Firmware, Nxp Kinetis Kv1x Firmware, Nxp Kinetis Kv3x Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-14239?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-14239 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-14239 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-14239 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-6399-hf47-6qj8.