Buffer overflow in Broadcom Unified Infrastructure Management
CVE-2020-8012
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.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.774 (99.6th percentile), scored .
High probability of exploitation in the next 30 days — patch promptly. 100th percentile — 99.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.774 · newest: 0.774 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Broadcom Unified Infrastructure Management — versions 20.1
- Ca Technologies - A Broadcom Company Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/uim) — versions 9.20 and below
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- techdocs.broadcom.com/us/product-content/status/announcement-documents/2019/ca2… (Vendor Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/156577/Nimsoft-nimcontroller-7.80-Remote-Code-Exe… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- packetstormsecurity.com/files/158693/CA-Unified-Infrastructure-Management-Nimso… (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory)
- support.broadcom.com/external/content/security-advisories/CA20200205-01-Securit… (Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2020-8012?
- CVE-2020-8012 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Unified Infrastructure Management, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2020-02-18.
- How severe is CVE-2020-8012?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2020-8012 known to be exploited?
- 19 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.