CVE-2020-11616 Weak cryptography in NVIDIA DGX Servers

High 7.5 Published Updated

Weak PRNG in NVIDIA DGX BMC firmware may allow attackers to disclose sensitive information.

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-2020-11616?

CVE-2020-11616 is a high-severity vulnerability in NVIDIA DGX Servers, published on 29 Oct 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

NVIDIA DGX servers, all BMC firmware versions prior to 3.38.30, contain a vulnerability in the AMI BMC firmware in which the Pseudo-Random Number Generator (PRNG) algorithm used in the JSOL package that implements the IPMI protocol is not cryptographically strong, which may lead to information disclosure.

Weakness: CWE-338

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-11616?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Intel Bmc Firmware.

How do I fix CVE-2020-11616?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-11616 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-11616 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-11616 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-3rgp-vp68-5fmp.

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