SB2019100110 - Heap-based buffer overflow in RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite



SB2019100110 - Heap-based buffer overflow in RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite

Published: October 1, 2019

Security Bulletin ID SB2019100110
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
Exploitation vector Adjecent network
Highest impact Partial DoS

Breakdown by Severity

Low 100%
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  • Critical

Description

This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.


1) Heap-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3729)

CWE-ID: CWE-122 - Heap-based Buffer Overflow

CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear


The vulnerability allows an attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error when parsing ECDSA signature. An authenticated user with adjacent network access can trigger heap-based buffer overflow and cause a crash in the library of the affected system.

This vulnerability affects the following versions:

  • RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite - versions prior to 4.4 (in 4.0.x, 4.1.x, 4.2.x and 4.3.x)


Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.