CVE-2020-14231 Memory corruption in HCL Client Application Access
An authenticated attacker can trigger a stack buffer overflow in HCL Client Application Access to execute arbitrary code or crash the application.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-14231?
CVE-2020-14231 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in HCL Client Application Access, published on 22 Dec 2020. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
A vulnerability in the input parameter handling of HCL Client Application Access v9 could potentially be exploited by an authenticated attacker resulting in a stack buffer overflow. This could allow the attacker to crash the program or inject code into the system which would execute with the privileges of the currently logged in user.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14231?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Hcltechsw Hcl Client Application Access.
How do I fix CVE-2020-14231?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-14231 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-2020-14231 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14231 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-g8q3-jq94-7x7p.