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Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure: CVE-2020-12880: Multiple Vulnerabilities Resolved in Pulse Connect Secure / Pulse Policy Secure 9.1R8 (SA44516)

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Pulse Secure Pulse Connect Secure: CVE-2020-12880: Multiple Vulnerabilities Resolved in Pulse Connect Secure / Pulse Policy Secure 9.1R8 (SA44516)

Severity
2
CVSS
(AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)
Published
07/27/2020
Created
10/28/2020
Added
10/28/2020
Modified
02/15/2024

Description

An issue was discovered in Pulse Policy Secure (PPS) and Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) Virtual Appliance before 9.1R8. By manipulating a certain kernel boot parameter, it can be tricked into dropping into a root shell in a pre-install phase where the entire source code of the appliance is available and can be retrieved. (The source code is otherwise inaccessible because the appliance has its hard disks encrypted, and no root shell is available during normal operation.)

Solution(s)

  • pulse-secure-pulse-connect-secure-upgrade-9_1r8

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