Vulnerability Name:

CVE-2017-3226 (CCN-131634)

Assigned:2016-12-05
Published:2017-09-08
Updated:2019-10-09
Summary:Das U-Boot is a device bootloader that can read its configuration from an AES encrypted file. Devices that make use of Das U-Boot's AES-CBC encryption feature using environment encryption (i.e., setting the configuration parameter CONFIG_ENV_AES=y) read environment variables from disk as the encrypted disk image is processed. An attacker with physical access to the device can manipulate the encrypted environment data to include a crafted two-byte sequence which triggers an error in environment variable parsing. This error condition is improperly handled by Das U-Boot, resulting in an immediate process termination with a debugging message.
CVSS v3 Severity:6.4 Medium (CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)
5.6 Medium (Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H/E:U/RL:U/RC:R)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Physical
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): High
Availibility (A): High
5.1 Medium (CCN CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N)
4.5 Medium (CCN Temporal CVSS v3.1 Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N/E:U/RL:U/RC:R)
Exploitability Metrics:Attack Vector (AV): Local
Attack Complexity (AC): High
Privileges Required (PR): None
User Interaction (UI): None
Scope:Scope (S): Unchanged
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): High
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
CVSS v2 Severity:4.4 Medium (CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): Medium
Authentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Partial
Integrity (I): Partial
Availibility (A): Partial
4.0 Medium (CCN CVSS v2 Vector: AV:L/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N)
Exploitability Metrics:Access Vector (AV): Local
Access Complexity (AC): High
Athentication (Au): None
Impact Metrics:Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): None
Availibility (A): None
Vulnerability Type:CWE-310
Vulnerability Consequences:Obtain Information
References:Source: MITRE
Type: CNA
CVE-2017-3226

Source: CCN
Type: US-CERT VU#166743
Das U-Boot AES-CBC encryption implementation contains multiple vulnerabilities

Source: BID
Type: Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
100675

Source: CCN
Type: BID-100675
Das U-Boot Security Weakness and Information Disclosure Vulnerabilities

Source: XF
Type: UNKNOWN
denx-dasuboat-cve20173226-info-disc(131634)

Source: CCN
Type: DENX Web site
Das U-Boot the Universal Boot Loader

Source: CERT-VN
Type: Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
VU#166743

Source: CCN
Type: WhiteSource Vulnerability Database
CVE-2017-3226

Vulnerable Configuration:Configuration 1:
  • cpe:/a:denx:u-boot:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (Version < 2017.09)

  • Configuration CCN 1:
  • cpe:/h:denx:das_u-boot:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

  • * Denotes that component is vulnerable
    Oval Definitions
    Definition IDClassTitleLast Modified
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:201732260000000
    V
    CVE-2017-3226 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - negligible.
    2018-07-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.xenial:def:20173226000
    V
    CVE-2017-3226 on Ubuntu 16.04 LTS (xenial) - negligible.
    2018-07-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.disco:def:201732260000000
    V
    CVE-2017-3226 on Ubuntu 19.04 (disco) - negligible.
    2018-07-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:20173226000
    V
    CVE-2017-3226 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - negligible.
    2018-07-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:201732260000000
    V
    CVE-2017-3226 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - negligible.
    2018-07-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.cosmic:def:20173226000
    V
    CVE-2017-3226 on Ubuntu 18.10 (cosmic) - negligible.
    2018-07-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.bionic:def:201732260000000
    V
    CVE-2017-3226 on Ubuntu 18.04 LTS (bionic) - negligible.
    2018-07-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.trusty:def:20173226000
    V
    CVE-2017-3226 on Ubuntu 14.04 LTS (trusty) - negligible.
    2018-07-24
    oval:com.ubuntu.artful:def:20173226000
    V
    CVE-2017-3226 on Ubuntu 17.10 (artful) - low.
    2017-09-11
    BACK
    denx u-boot *
    denx das u-boot -