CVE-2020-8011

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.

Category

7.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 1.25% Top 25%
Vendor Advisory broadcom.com Vendor Advisory broadcom.com
Affected: CA Technologies - A Broadcom Company CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM)
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://techdocs.broadcom.com/us/product-content/status/announcement-documents/2019/ca20200205-01-security-notice-for-ca-unified-infrastructure-management.html vendor advisory
https://support.broadcom.com/external/content/security-advisories/CA20200205-01-Security-Notice-for-CA-Unified-Infrastructure-Management/7832 vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-8011?
CVE-2020-8011 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-8011?
To fix CVE-2020-8011, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2020-8011 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-8011 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~1% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-8011?
CVE-2020-8011 affects CA Technologies - A Broadcom Company CA Unified Infrastructure Management (Nimsoft/UIM).
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