Buffer Overflow vulnerability in the net/bootp.c in DENEX U-Boot from its initial commit in 2002 (3861aa5) up to today on any platform 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.
| Reporter | Title | Published | Views | Family All 21 |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | CVE-2024-42040 | 23 Aug 202400:00 | – | alpinelinux |
 | CVE-2024-42040 | 23 Aug 202417:58 | – | circl |
 | DENX Software Engineering Das U-Boot 安全漏洞 | 23 Aug 202400:00 | – | cnnvd |
 | CVE-2024-42040 | 23 Aug 202400:00 | – | cve |
 | CVE-2024-42040 | 23 Aug 202400:00 | – | cvelist |
 | [SECURITY] [DLA 4642-1] u-boot security update | 23 Jun 202621:22 | – | debian |
 | CVE-2024-42040 | 23 Aug 202400:00 | – | debiancve |
 | Debian dla-4642 : u-boot - security update | 24 Jun 202600:00 | – | nessus |
| Ubuntu 22.04 LTS / 24.04 LTS : U-Boot vulnerabilities (USN-8056-1) | 23 Feb 202600:00 | – | nessus |
| Unity Linux 20.1050e / 20.1060e / 20.1070e Security Update: uboot-tools (UTSA-2026-016520) | 7 May 202600:00 | – | nessus |
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04 Sep 2025 05:46Current
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Vulners AI Score7
CVSS 3.18.1
EPSS0.00593
SSVC