#VU25417 Buffer overflow in Unified Infrastructure Management - CVE-2020-8012
Published: February 18, 2020 / Updated: June 17, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU25417
Vulnerability risk: High
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:A/U:Amber
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8012
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
Public exploit is available
Vulnerable software:
Unified Infrastructure Management
Unified Infrastructure Management
Software vendor:
Broadcom
Broadcom
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the robot (controller) component. A remote attacker can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
The robot versions below 7.97HF8, 9.20HF9 and 9.20SHF9 are affected.
Remediation
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)