CVE-2020-12441 Memory corruption in n/a

Critical 9.8 Published Updated

A buffer overflow in the Ivanti Service Manager HEAT Remote Control agent allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service via crafted packets.

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-2020-12441?

CVE-2020-12441 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in n/a, published on 6 Aug 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Denial-of-Service (DoS) in Ivanti Service Manager HEAT Remote Control 7.4 due to a buffer overflow in the protocol parser of the ‘HEATRemoteService’ agent. The DoS can be triggered by sending a specially crafted network packet.

Weakness: CWE-119

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12441?

It affects 2 products.

Products include Ivanti Desktop\&server Management, Ivanti Service Manager Heat Remote Control.

How do I fix CVE-2020-12441?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12441 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-2020-12441 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12441 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-f74w-6ww8-3438.

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