CVE-2020-8944

Public Exploit
Unchecked buffer overrun in ecall_restore

Description

An arbitrary memory write vulnerability in Asylo versions up to 0.6.0 allows an untrusted attacker to make a call to ecall_restore using the attribute output which fails to check the range of a pointer. An attacker can use this pointer to write to arbitrary memory addresses including those within the secure enclave We recommend upgrading past commit 382da2b8b09cbf928668a2445efb778f76bd9c8a

Remediation

Solution:

  • We recommend upgrading past commit 382da2b8b09cbf928668a2445efb778f76bd9c8a

Categories

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-2020-8944?
CVE-2020-8944 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2020-8944?
To fix CVE-2020-8944: We recommend upgrading past commit 382da2b8b09cbf928668a2445efb778f76bd9c8a
Is CVE-2020-8944 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2020-8944 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. 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-2020-8944?
CVE-2020-8944 affects Google LLC Asylo.
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