Unchecked Return Value in RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite - CVE-2020-5359

 

Unchecked Return Value in RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite - CVE-2020-5359

Published: August 7, 2023


Vulnerability identifier: #VU79014
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 6.9 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-5359
CWE-ID: CWE-252
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to modify and corrupt the encrypted data.

The vulnerability exists due to unchecked return value. A remote unauthenticated attacker can trigger the vulnerability to modify and corrupt the encrypted data on the target system.


Affected software

RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite
Dell EMC Unity Operating Environment (OE)
Dell EMC Unity XT Operating Environment (OE)
Dell EMC Unity VSA Operating Environment (OE)

How to mitigate CVE-2020-5359

Install updates from vendor's website.

RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite - update to 4.5
Dell EMC Unity Operating Environment (OE) - update to 5.2.0.0.5.173
Dell EMC Unity XT Operating Environment (OE) - update to 5.2.0.0.5.173
Dell EMC Unity VSA Operating Environment (OE) - update to 5.2.0.0.5.173

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