Information disclosure in several VMware Products
| Risk | Low |
| Patch available | YES |
| Number of vulnerabilities | 1 |
| CVE-ID | CVE-2020-8231 |
| CWE-ID | CWE-825 |
| Exploitation vector | Network |
| Public exploit | N/A |
| Vulnerable software |
Tanzu Greenplum for Kubernetes Other software / Other software solutions Platform Automation Toolkit Other software / Other software solutions VMware Tanzu Operations Manager Server applications / Virtualization software VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs Server applications / Other server solutions Isolation Segment Server applications / Other server solutions |
| Vendor | VMware, Inc |
Security Bulletin
This security bulletin contains one low risk vulnerability.
1) Expired pointer dereference
EUVDB-ID: #VU45794
Risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: 1.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-8231
CWE-ID:
CWE-825 - Expired pointer dereference
Exploit availability: No
DescriptionThe vulnerability allows an attacker to gain access to sensitive information.
The vulnerability exists due to expired pointer dereference error for CURLOPT_CONNECT_ONLY connections that may lead to information disclosure. If the application is using the CURLOPT_CONNECT_ONLY option to check if the website is accessible, an attacker might abuse this feature and force the application to re-use expired connection and send data intended to another connection to attacker controlled server.
MitigationInstall updates from vendor's website.
Vulnerable software versionsTanzu Greenplum for Kubernetes: 0.1.0 - 1.13.0
Platform Automation Toolkit: 4.1.2 - 4.4.5
VMware Tanzu Operations Manager: before 2.6.27, 2.7.23, 2.8.13, 2.9.10, 2.10.1, 2.6.27, 2.6.27, 2.6.27, 2.6.27
VMware Tanzu Application Service for VMs: 2.7.0 - 2.10.2
Isolation Segment: before 2.7.23, 2.8.17, 2.9.11, 2.10.3, 2.7.23, 2.7.23, 2.7.23
CPE2.3- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tanzu_greenplum_for_kubernetes:0.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tanzu_greenplum_for_kubernetes:0.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:tanzu_greenplum_for_kubernetes:0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:platform_automation_toolkit:4.1.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:platform_automation_toolkit:4.1.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:platform_automation_toolkit:4.1.7:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_tanzu_operations_manager:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:vmware_tanzu_application_service_for_vms:2.7.22:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:vmware:isolation_segment:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
https://tanzu.vmware.com/security/usn-4466-1
Q & A
Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?
Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.
Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?
No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.
