CVE-2024-38433

Nuvoton - CWE-305: Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness

Description

Nuvoton - CWE-305: Authentication Bypass by Primary Weakness An attacker with write access to the SPI-Flash on an NPCM7xx BMC subsystem that uses the Nuvoton BootBlock reference code can modify the u-boot image header on flash parsed by the BootBlock which could lead to arbitrary code execution.

Remediation

Solution:

  • Upgrade to v10.10.19

Categories

6.7
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
EPSS 0.04%
Third-Party Advisory gov.il
Affected: Nuvoton NPCM7xx (Poleg) BootBlock
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.gov.il/en/Departments/faq/cve_advisories third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2024-38433?
CVE-2024-38433 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2024-38433?
To fix CVE-2024-38433: Upgrade to v10.10.19
Is CVE-2024-38433 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2024-38433 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2024-38433?
CVE-2024-38433 affects Nuvoton NPCM7xx (Poleg) BootBlock.
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