CVE-2020-8432 (High) detected in ubootrelease-20161011

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CVE-2020-8432 - High Severity Vulnerability

Vulnerable Library - ubootrelease-20161011

Library home page: https://github.com/nono5/uboot.git

Found in HEAD commit: e003f8ec3a51e24e565b17a8e75e5398d5717863

Vulnerable Source Files (2)

/cmd/gpt.c
/cmd/gpt.c

Vulnerability Details

In Das U-Boot through 2020.01, a double free has been found in the cmd/gpt.c do_rename_gpt_parts() function. Double freeing may result in a write-what-where condition, allowing an attacker to execute arbitrary code. NOTE: this vulnerablity was introduced when attempting to fix a memory leak identified by static analysis.

Publish Date: 2020-01-29

URL: CVE-2020-8432

CVSS 3 Score Details (9.8)

Base Score Metrics:

• Exploitability Metrics:
  • Attack Vector: Network
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
• Impact Metrics:
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High

For more information on CVSS3 Scores, click here.

Suggested Fix

Type: Upgrade version

Origin: https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2020-8432

Release Date: 2020-01-29

Fix Resolution: v2020.04-rc2

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