# CVE-2020-5754: Memory corruption in Webroot SecureAnywhere

> Remote attackers can trigger type confusion in Webroot endpoint agents to crash the service or read memory contents.

- **Severity:** Critical 9.1 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Jun 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-83q7-hpx5-m37j

## What is CVE-2020-5754?

CVE-2020-5754 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Webroot SecureAnywhere, published on 15 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Webroot endpoint agents prior to version v9.0.28.48 allows remote attackers to trigger a type confusion vulnerability over its listening TCP port, resulting in crashing or reading memory contents of the Webroot endpoint agent.

Weakness: CWE-843 (Access of Resource Using Incompatible Type)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-5754?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Webroot Endpoint Agents.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-5754?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-5754 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-5754 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5754 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Webroot SecureAnywhere

- [CVE-2020-5755](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5755/): Privilege escalation in Webroot SecureAnywhere (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-5754 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-5754 is a critical memory corruption vulnerability in Webroot SecureAnywhere, published on 15 Jun 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-5754 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Webroot SecureAnywhere. 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-2020-5754/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5754/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-5754
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-5754
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-5754

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-5754/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.