CVE-2020-8012 Memory corruption in CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM)
A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code via a buffer overflow in the robot component of CA Unified Infrastructure Management.
- 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-2020-8012?
CVE-2020-8012 is a critical memory corruption 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 buffer overflow vulnerability in the robot (controller) component. A remote attacker can execute arbitrary code.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-8012?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Broadcom Unified Infrastructure Management.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8012?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-8012 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-2020-8012 being exploited?
It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2020-8012 exists.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Exploit-DB entry and 1 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-cvw3-9vqh-r4q9.