# CVE-2023-28074: Information disclosure in Dell BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition

> An unauthenticated local attacker can exploit an out-of-bounds read in Dell BSAFE libraries to expose sensitive information.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.2 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/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:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 31 Jul 2024
- **Updated:** 20 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-75g8-qq4f-vwx8

## What is CVE-2023-28074?

CVE-2023-28074 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition, published on 31 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Dell BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition, version 4.1.5, and Dell BSAFE Micro Edition Suite, versions 4.0 through 4.6.1 and version 5.0, contains an Out-of-bounds Read vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker with local access could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to Information exposure.

Weakness: CWE-125 (Out-of-bounds Read)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2023-28074?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Dell Bsafe Crypto-C-Micro-Edition, Dell Bsafe Micro-Edition-Suite.

## How do I fix CVE-2023-28074?

No fix has been published for CVE-2023-28074 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2023-28074 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28074 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-2020-29505](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-29505/): Weak cryptography in Dell BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition (high 7.1)
- [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)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2023-28074 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2023-28074 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Dell BSAFE Crypto-C Micro Edition, published on 31 Jul 2024. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2023-28074 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-2023-28074/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2023-28074/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-28074
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-28074
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-28074

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