Out-of-Bounds Write in Das U-Boot (CVE-2019-14193)
Summary
Out-of-bounds write in Das U-Boot (CVE-2019-14193). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
An issue was discovered in Das U-Boot through 2019.07. There is an unbounded memcpy with an unvalidated length at nfs_readlink_reply, in the "if" block after calculating the new path length.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD GitHub Advisory
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2019-14193 has been found in Das U-Boot.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 9.8/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Das U-Boot CVE-2019-14193" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2019-14193 (Das U-Boot) — CWE-787 / CVSS v3 9.8
Attack vector: remote (network-reachable) / unauthenticated / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
Out-of-bounds write (CWE-787) exists in Das U-Boot.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Das U-Boot.
Severity: Critical (CVSS 9.8/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Audit SBOM/dependencies to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
Audit SBOM/dependencies for affected components.資産台帳・SBOM・依存マニフェストで Das U-Boot を使っているサービスとバージョンを洗い出す。
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2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
Fix status by distribution
Fixed packages published by each distribution for this CVE
- Debian DEBIAN-CVE-2019-14193 u-boot Fixed in: 2020.01+dfsg-1
- Ubuntu UBUNTU-CVE-2019-14193 u-boot
References
- advisory blog.semmle.com
- web gitlab.com
- web cve@mitre.org
- web cert-portal.siemens.com
- web nvd.nist.gov
- web blog.semmle.com
- web web.archive.org
- web github.com