CVE-2019-5478

Summary

CVECVE-2019-5478
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2019-09-03 20:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-10-16 14:11:00 UTC
DescriptionA weakness was found in Encrypt Only boot mode in Zynq UltraScale+ devices. This could lead to an adversary being able to modify the control fields of the boot image leading to an incorrect secure boot behavior.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-345

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale Mpsoc - All All All
Operating System Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale Mpsoc Firmware - All All All
Hardware Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale Rfsoc - All All All
Operating System Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale Rfsoc Firmware - All All All
Hardware Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale Mpsoc - All All All
Hardware Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale Mpsoc - All All All
Operating System Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale Mpsoc Firmware - All All All
Operating System Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale Mpsoc Firmware - All All All
Hardware Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale Rfsoc - All All All
Hardware Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale Rfsoc - All All All
Operating System Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale Rfsoc Firmware - All All All
Operating System Xilinx Zynq Ultrascale Rfsoc Firmware - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
advisories/Security_Advisory-Ref_FSC-HWSEC-VR2019-0001-Xilinx_ZU+-Encrypt_Only_Secure_Boot_bypass.txt at master · f-secure-foundry/advisories · GitHub MISC github.com Third Party Advisory
AR# 72588: Design Advisory for Zynq UltraScale+ MPSoC/RFSoC: Encrypt Only Boot Mode - Unauthenticated Boot and Partition Headers MISC www.xilinx.com Vendor Advisory
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