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CVE-2019-5478 Details

Description

A 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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.5 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
https://github.com/inversepath/advisories/blob/master/Security_Advisory-Ref_FSC-HWSEC-VR2019-0001-Xilinx_ZU+-Encrypt_Only_Secure_Boot_bypass.txt CVEThird Party Advisory
https://www.xilinx.com/support/answers/72588.html CVEVendor Advisory
https://github.com/inversepath/advisories/blob/master/Security_Advisory-Ref_FSC-HWSEC-VR2019-0001-Xilinx_ZU+-Encrypt_Only_Secure_Boot_bypass.txt [email protected]Third Party Advisory
https://www.xilinx.com/support/answers/72588.html [email protected]Vendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-345Insufficient Verification of Data Authenticity[email protected]
CWE-657Violation of Secure Design Principles[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions

Change History

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QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2019-5478
NVD Published Date:
Sep 3, 2019
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 17, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2019-5478 Details - Not Deferred