# CVE-2020-29505: Weak cryptography in Dell BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition

> A key management error in Dell BSAFE libraries allows attackers to bypass cryptographic security controls.

- **Severity:** High 7.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 16 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9qm9-mgq3-x66p

## What is CVE-2020-29505?

CVE-2020-29505 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition, published on 11 Jul 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Dell BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition, versions before 4.1.5, and Dell BSAFE Micro Edition Suite, versions before 4.5.2, contain a Key Management Error Vulnerability.

Weakness: CWE-331 (Insufficient Entropy)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-29505?

It affects 3 products.


Products: Dell Bsafe Crypto-C-Micro-Edition, Dell Bsafe Micro-Edition-Suite, Oracle Retail Customer Insights.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-29505?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-29505 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-29505 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-29505 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Dell 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-2020-29506](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)
- [CVE-2023-28074](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28074/): Information disclosure in Dell BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition (medium 6.2)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-29505 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-29505 is a high-severity vulnerability in Dell BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition, published on 11 Jul 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-29505 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Dell 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-2020-29505/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-29505/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-29505
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-29505
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-29505

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.