# CVE-2019-3733: Information disclosure in RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition

> A remote attacker can exploit improper heap memory clearing to extract sensitive information from RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition.

- **Severity:** Medium 4.4 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 30 Sep 2019
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-mg7p-v7g7-h925

## What is CVE-2019-3733?

CVE-2019-3733 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition, published on 30 Sep 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition, all versions prior to 4.1.4, is vulnerable to three (3) different Improper Clearing of Heap Memory Before Release vulnerability, also known as 'Heap Inspection vulnerability'. A malicious remote user could potentially exploit this vulnerability to extract information leaving data at risk of exposure.

Weakness: CWE-459 (Incomplete Cleanup), CWE-316 (Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information in Memory)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-3733?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Dell Bsafe Crypto-C-Micro-Edition, Emc Rsa Bsafe Crypto-C.

## How do I fix CVE-2019-3733?

No fix has been published for CVE-2019-3733 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2019-3733 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3733 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition

- [CVE-2020-35169](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35169/): Other in Dell BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition (critical 9.1)
- [CVE-2020-29504](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-29504/): Weak cryptography in BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition (high 7.4)
- [CVE-2020-29505](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-29505/): Weak cryptography in Dell BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition (high 7.1)
- [CVE-2020-29506](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-29506/): Information disclosure in Dell BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition (medium 6.8)
- [CVE-2020-35164](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-35164/): Information disclosure in Dell BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2019-3733 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2019-3733 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition, published on 30 Sep 2019. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-3733 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell RSA BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3733/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-3733/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2019-3733
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-3733
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2019-3733

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