CVE-2018-18440

high

Description

DENX U-Boot through 2018.09-rc1 has a locally exploitable buffer overflow via a crafted kernel image because filesystem loading is mishandled.

References

https://euvd.enisa.europa.eu/vulnerability/EUVD-2018-10168

https://cert-portal.siemens.com/productcert/pdf/ssa-618620.pdf

http://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2018/11/02/2

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2018-11-20

Updated: 2026-06-17

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 7.2

Vector: CVSS2#AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 7.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00596