Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in aws-sdk-go - CVE-2020-8911

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Use of a broken or risky cryptographic algorithm in aws-sdk-go - CVE-2020-8911

Published: March 27, 2024


Vulnerability identifier: #VU87858
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 5.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8911
CWE-ID: CWE-327
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to excessive data output by the application. A local user can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.


Affected software

aws-sdk-go
IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps

How to mitigate CVE-2020-8911

Install updates from vendor's website.

IBM Cloud Pak for Watson AIOps - update to 4.4.0

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