Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key in DGX-1 and AMI Baseboard Management Controller - CVE-2020-11615

 

Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key in DGX-1 and AMI Baseboard Management Controller - CVE-2020-11615

Published: October 29, 2020 / Updated: October 29, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU48006
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-11615
CWE-ID: CWE-321
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

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

The vulnerability exists due to usage of a hard-coded RC4 cipher key in the AMI BMC firmware. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.


Affected software

DGX-1
AMI Baseboard Management Controller

How to mitigate CVE-2020-11615

Install updates from vendor's website.

AMI Baseboard Management Controller - update to 3.38.30

External References

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