CVE-2020-16101 Memory corruption in Command Centre
Unauthenticated remote attackers can crash the Command Centre service via an out-of-bounds buffer access in DCOM websocket connections.
- 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-2020-16101?
CVE-2020-16101 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Gallagher Command Centre, published on 15 Sep 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
It is possible for an unauthenticated remote DCOM websocket connection to crash the Command Centre service due to an out-of-bounds buffer access. Affected versions are v8.20 prior to v8.20.1166(MR3), v8.10 prior to v8.10.1211(MR5), v8.00 prior to v8.00.1228(MR6), all versions of 7.90 and earlier.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-16101?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Gallagher Command Centre.
How do I fix CVE-2020-16101?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-16101 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-2020-16101 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-16101 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Gallagher Command Centre
Sources
Also known as GHSA-99fc-5rrq-7p52.