Heap Inspection in RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite - CVE-2018-11055

Vulnerability identifier: #VU21468

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear

CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11055

CWE-ID: CWE-244

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vendor: Dell

Affected software:
RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to the decoded PKCS #12 data in heap memory is not zeroized by MES before releasing the memory internally. A local authenticated user can gain access to the unauthorized data.

Install updates from vendor's website.

• http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2018/Aug/46
• https://www.oracle.com/technetwork/security-advisory/cpujul2019-5072835.html