CVE-2019-13103: denx u-boot Uncontrolled Recursion
Modified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2019-13103DEBIAN-CVE-2019-13103
Published 29-07-2019Last modified 12-05-2026
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2019-13103 is a high (CVSS 7.1) Uncontrolled Recursion vulnerability in denx u-boot. EPSS estimates a 0.43% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 36.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
7.1/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
0.43%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedNot listed by any tracked catalog.
RansomwareNot flaggedNo ransomware use recorded.
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Advisory lineage
Upstream 0 · Downstream 6 · Related 6Timeline
- 29-07-2019PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 12-05-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
A crafted self-referential DOS partition table will cause all Das U-Boot versions through 2019.07-rc4 to infinitely recurse, causing the stack to grow infinitely and eventually either crash or overwrite other data.
CVSS metrics
4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versionsHigh 7.1Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:HSourcesAll 3 agree
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated7.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated7.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Low 3.6Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:P/A:PSourcesSingle source
EPSS trend
Probability
0.43%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
36%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
No change 0.00 pp
From 0.43% on 22-09-2026
22-09-202622-10-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogs
CISA KEVNot in the CISA KEV catalog.
ENISA CNWNot in the ENISA CNW catalog.
CIRCLNot in the CIRCL catalog.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- u-boot< 2020.01+dfsg-1
Denx1 product
- u-boot< 2019.04 | 2019.04 | 2019.04:rc1 | 2019.04:rc2 | 2019.04:rc3 | 2019.04:rc4 | 2019.07:rc1 | 2019.07:rc2 | 2019.07:rc3 | 2019.07:rc4
Ubuntu1 product
- u-bootAll versions (No fix recorded) | < 2020.10+dfsg-1ubuntu0~18.04.2 | < 2021.01+dfsg-3ubuntu0~20.04.3
3 vendors · 3 products
