CVE-2017-12820 Memory corruption in Gemalto's HASP SRM, Sentinel HASP and Sentinel LDK products prior to Sentinel LDK RTE

High 7.5 Published Updated

Arbitrary memory read in Sentinel LDK allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via controlled memory pointers.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2017-12820?

CVE-2017-12820 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Gemalto's HASP SRM, Sentinel HASP and Sentinel LDK products prior to Sentinel LDK RTE, published on 3 Oct 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Arbitrary memory read from controlled memory pointer in Gemalto's HASP SRM, Sentinel HASP and Sentinel LDK products prior to Sentinel LDK RTE version 7.55 leads to remote denial of service.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2017-12820?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Sentinel Sentinel Ldk Rte Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2017-12820?

No fix has been published for CVE-2017-12820 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.

Is CVE-2017-12820 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2017-12820 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-m534-2jxx-fvmm.

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