Vulnerability identifier: #VU25416

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 6.5 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8011

CWE-ID: CWE-476

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Unified Infrastructure Management
Server applications / SCADA systems

Vendor: Broadcom

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to a NULL pointer dereference error in the robot (controller) component. A remote attacker can crash the Controller service.

The robot versions below 7.97HF8, 9.20HF9 and 9.20SHF9 are affected.

Mitigation

Vendor recommends to update to the following solutions to address the vulnerability:

robot_update patches 7.97HF8 (or above), 9.20HF9 (or above), and 9.20SHF9 (or above)

Vulnerable software versions

Unified Infrastructure Management: 9.20

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External links
http://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/product-content/status/announcement-documents/2019/ca20200205-01-security-notice-for-ca-unified-infrastructure-management.html

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.