What is the severity of CVE-2020-8944?

CVE-2020-8944 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for arbitrary memory writes by an untrusted attacker.

How do I fix CVE-2020-8944?

To fix CVE-2020-8944, upgrade to Asylo version 0.6.1 or later, which resolves the arbitrary memory write issue.

What software is affected by CVE-2020-8944?

CVE-2020-8944 affects Google Asylo versions up to 0.6.0.

What type of vulnerability is CVE-2020-8944?

CVE-2020-8944 is an arbitrary memory write vulnerability that can be exploited by an attacker.

What impact does CVE-2020-8944 have on security?

The impact of CVE-2020-8944 could allow an attacker to write to arbitrary memory addresses, potentially leading to unauthorized access or data corruption.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2020-8944

medium

5.5

CWE

787 120

15/12/2020

4/8/2024

CVE-2020-8944: Unchecked buffer overrun in ecall_restore

First published: Tue Dec 15 2020(Updated: )

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

Credit: cve-coordination@google.com

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
Google Products	<=0.6.0

Remedy

We recommend upgrading past commit 382da2b8b09cbf928668a2445efb778f76bd9c8a

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Reference Links

https://github.com/google/asylo/commit/382da2b8b09cbf928668a2445efb778f76bd9c8a

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2020-8944?
CVE-2020-8944 is classified as a high severity vulnerability due to the potential for arbitrary memory writes by an untrusted attacker.
How do I fix CVE-2020-8944?
To fix CVE-2020-8944, upgrade to Asylo version 0.6.1 or later, which resolves the arbitrary memory write issue.
What software is affected by CVE-2020-8944?
CVE-2020-8944 affects Google Asylo versions up to 0.6.0.
What type of vulnerability is CVE-2020-8944?
CVE-2020-8944 is an arbitrary memory write vulnerability that can be exploited by an attacker.
What impact does CVE-2020-8944 have on security?
The impact of CVE-2020-8944 could allow an attacker to write to arbitrary memory addresses, potentially leading to unauthorized access or data corruption.

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