# CVE-2020-8011: Null dereference in CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM)

> A remote attacker can crash the Controller service in CA Unified Infrastructure Management via a null pointer dereference.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/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:** 18 Feb 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-g3w4-c7gj-jc69

## What is CVE-2020-8011?

CVE-2020-8011 is a high-severity vulnerability in CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM), published on 18 Feb 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM) 20.1, 20.3.x, and 9.20 and below contains a null pointer dereference vulnerability in the robot (controller) component. A remote attacker can crash the Controller service.

Weakness: CWE-476 (NULL Pointer Dereference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8011?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Broadcom Unified Infrastructure Management.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-8011?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8011 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-8011 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-8011 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM)

- [CVE-2020-8010](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8010/): Missing authorization in CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-8012](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8012/): Memory corruption in CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM) (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2020-28421](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-28421/): Privilege escalation in CA Unified Infrastructure Management (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-8011 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-8011 is a high-severity vulnerability in CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM), published on 18 Feb 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-2020-8011 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM). 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-2020-8011/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8011/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-8011
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-8011
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-8011

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-8011/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.