#VU21465 Out-of-bounds read in RSA BSAFE Crypto-C and RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite - CVE-2018-11058

 

#VU21465 Out-of-bounds read in RSA BSAFE Crypto-C and RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite - CVE-2018-11058

Published: October 1, 2019 / Updated: October 27, 2020


Vulnerability identifier: #VU21465
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: 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/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-11058
CWE-ID: CWE-125
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
RSA BSAFE Crypto-C
RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite
Software vendor:
Dell

Description

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

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary condition when parsing ASN.1 data. A remote attacker can use a specially constructed ASN.1 data, trigger out-of-bounds read error and read contents of memory on the system.

This vulnerability affects the following versions of RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition:

  • version prior to 4.0.5.3 (in 4.0.x)


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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