Heap-based buffer overflow in RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite - CVE-2019-3729
Published: October 1, 2019
Vulnerability identifier: #VU21459
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: 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
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-3729
CWE-ID: CWE-122
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: Dell
Affected software:
RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite
RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite
Detailed vulnerability description
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)
How to mitigate CVE-2019-3729
Install updates from vendor's website.