CVE-2020-8936

Arbitrary enclave memory overwrite vulnerability in ECall ecall_restore

Description

An arbitrary memory overwrite vulnerability in Asylo versions up to 0.6.0 allows an attacker to make a host call to UntrustedCall. UntrustedCall failed to validate the buffer range within sgx_params and allowed the host to return a pointer that was an address within the enclave memory. This allowed an attacker to read memory values from within the enclave.

Remediation

Solution:

  • Upgrade past commit 83036fd841d33baa7e039f842d131aa7881fdcc2

Category

5.3
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.02%
Third-Party Advisory github.com
Affected: Google LLC Asylo
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-8936?
CVE-2020-8936 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-8936?
To fix CVE-2020-8936: Upgrade past commit 83036fd841d33baa7e039f842d131aa7881fdcc2
Is CVE-2020-8936 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2020-8936 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
What software or system is affected by CVE-2020-8936?
CVE-2020-8936 affects Google LLC Asylo.
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