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u-boot — security advisory

Type: advisorySources: OSVAdvisory ID: UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000205

U-Boot contains a CWE-20: Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Verified boot signature validation that can result in Bypass verified boot. This attack appear to be exploitable via Specially crafted FIT image and special device memory functionality.

Products
u-boot
Affected versions
2015.04+dfsg1-2ubuntu1, 2015.10+dfsg1-2, 2015.10+dfsg1-3, 2015.10+dfsg1-4, 2016.01+dfsg1-1, 2016.01+dfsg1-1ubuntu1, 2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu1, 2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu2, 2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu3, 2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5, 2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5+esm1, 2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5+esm2
Fixed versions
Not specified
CVEs
CVE-2018-1000205
Confirmed fixed CVEs
Not specified
Updated in this feed
31 Oct 2026, 00:23 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000205

core-osv · Original source

Published 26 Jun 2018, 16:29 UTC

U-Boot contains a CWE-20: Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Verified boot signature validation that can result in Bypass verified boot. This attack appear to be exploitable via Specially crafted FIT image and special device memory functionality.

osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000205

u-boot

Fixed versions: Not specified

Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000205",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000205",
    "summary": "U-Boot contains a CWE-20: Improper Input Validation vulnerability in Verified boot signature validation that can result in Bypass verified boot. This attack appear to be exploitable via Specially crafted FIT image and special device memory functionality.",
    "evidence": "osv:UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000205",
    "products": [
      {
        "name": {
          "value": "u-boot",
          "evidence": "/affected/0/package/name"
        },
        "prerequisites": [],
        "fixed_versions": [],
        "affected_versions": [
          {
            "value": "2015.04+dfsg1-2ubuntu1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "2015.10+dfsg1-2",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "2015.10+dfsg1-3",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "2015.10+dfsg1-4",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "2016.01+dfsg1-1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "2016.01+dfsg1-1ubuntu1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu2",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu3",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5",
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          },
          {
            "value": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5+esm1",
            "evidence": "/affected/0/versions"
          },
          {
            "value": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5+esm2",
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          }
        ]
      }
    ],
    "severity": "medium",
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        {
          "type": "CVSS_V3",
          "score": "CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N"
        },
        {
          "type": "Ubuntu",
          "score": "negligible"
        }
      ],
      "affected": [
        {
          "ranges": [
            {
              "type": "ECOSYSTEM",
              "events": [
                {
                  "introduced": "0"
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              ]
            }
          ],
          "package": {
            "name": "u-boot",
            "purl": "pkg:deb/ubuntu/u-boot?arch=source&distro=esm-infra-legacy%2Fxenial",
            "ecosystem": "Ubuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS"
          },
          "versions": [
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            "2015.10+dfsg1-2",
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            "2015.10+dfsg1-4",
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            "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu1",
            "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu2",
            "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu3",
            "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5",
            "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5+esm1",
            "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5+esm2"
          ],
          "database_specific": {
            "source": "https://github.com/canonical/ubuntu-security-notices/blob/main/osv/cve/2018/UBUNTU-CVE-2018-1000205.json"
          },
          "ecosystem_specific": {
            "binaries": [
              {
                "binary_name": "u-boot",
                "binary_version": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5+esm2"
              },
              {
                "binary_name": "u-boot-exynos",
                "binary_version": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5+esm2"
              },
              {
                "binary_name": "u-boot-imx",
                "binary_version": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5+esm2"
              },
              {
                "binary_name": "u-boot-omap",
                "binary_version": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5+esm2"
              },
              {
                "binary_name": "u-boot-rockchip",
                "binary_version": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5+esm2"
              },
              {
                "binary_name": "u-boot-rpi",
                "binary_version": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5+esm2"
              },
              {
                "binary_name": "u-boot-sunxi",
                "binary_version": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5+esm2"
              },
              {
                "binary_name": "u-boot-tegra",
                "binary_version": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5+esm2"
              },
              {
                "binary_name": "u-boot-tools",
                "binary_version": "2016.01+dfsg1-2ubuntu5+esm2"
              }
            ]
          }
        }
      ],
      "modified": "2026-10-17T12:53:44.664169019Z",
      "provider": "osv",
      "upstream": [
        "CVE-2018-1000205"
      ],
      "references": [
        "https://ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2018-1000205",
        "https://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2018-June/330454.html",
        "https://lists.denx.de/pipermail/u-boot/2018-June/330898.html",
        "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-1000205"
      ]
    },
    "related_cves": [
      {
        "value": "CVE-2018-1000205",
        "evidence": "/upstream"
      }
    ],
    "security_relevant": true,
    "severity_evidence": "/severity/0/score"
  },
  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 353461,
  "published_at": "2018-06-26T16:29:00+00:00"
}