PT-2024-29707 · Denex+1 · U-Boot+1

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CVE-2024-42040

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Published

2024-08-23

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Updated

2026-04-17

CVSS v3.1

8.1

High

VectorAV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions DENEX U-Boot versions from its initial commit in 2002 (3861aa5) up to today
Description A Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the net/bootp.c in DENEX U-Boot allows an attacker on the local network to leak memory from four up to 32 bytes of memory stored behind the packet to the network depending on the later use of DHCP-provided parameters via crafted DHCP responses.
Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Buffer Overflow

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2024-42040
OESA-2026-1971

Affected Products

Debian
U-Boot