CVE-2018-11055

RSA BSAFE Micro Edition Suite, versions prior to 4.0.11 (in 4.0.x) and prior to 4.1.6.1 (in 4.1.x), contains an Improper Clearing of Heap Memory Before Release ('Heap Inspection') vulnerability. Decoded PKCS #12 data in heap memory is not zeroized by MES before releasing the memory internally and a malicious local user could gain access to the unauthorized data by doing heap inspection.

Published: 2018-08-31 Last update: 2024-11-21 Assigner: [email protected] Source: [email protected]
NVD Status：Modified，CVE State: published
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CVE-2018-11055 is rated Low Risk (31.6/100): CVSS Medium severity, with low exploitation likelihood (EPSS 0.09%). Monitor for updates and reassess as exploit intelligence or EPSS changes.

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Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2018-11055

EPSS lead: Daily EPSS estimates relative likelihood of exploitation; percentile ranks this CVE among scored vulnerabilities (higher = more severe relative rank).

# Date Old EPSS score New EPSS score Delta (New - Old)
1 2025-04-21 0.16% 0.09% -0.07%
2 2025-03-30 0.26% 0.16% -0.09%
3 2025-03-29 — 0.26% —

Full EPSS history (8 records total)

Common vulnerability scoring system (CVSS) metrics for CVE-2018-11055

CVSS metrics for this CVE.

Base score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Impact Score source
5.5 3.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:L)
A normal user session is enough; they don’t have to be admin.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 1.8 3.6 [email protected]
4.4 3.0 MEDIUM
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Attack vector (AV:L)
They already need access on the box, or another person has to do something wrong; it’s not a remote drive-by.
Attack complexity (AC:L)
Once they can reach the bug, pulling it off is straightforward—no weird race conditions or rare setup.
Privileges required (PR:H)
They need powerful rights—admin, root, or similar—before this pays off.
User interaction (UI:N)
Nobody has to click “OK” or open a trap file; it can work without a victim helping.
Scope (S:U)
Damage stays in the same “trust bubble” as the broken component—no big spill into unrelated systems.
Confidentiality (C:H)
Serious risk that confidential data gets exposed in a big way.
Integrity (I:N)
Data isn’t meaningfully altered or forged.
Availability (A:N)
Service keeps running; no real outage angle.
 0.8 3.6 [email protected]
2.1 2.0 LOW
AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N Click to expand
Access vector (AV:L)
Requires local access to the target system.
Access complexity (AC:L)
Exploitation conditions are straightforward and predictable.
Authentication (AU:N)
No authentication is required.
Confidentiality impact (C:P)
Partial confidentiality impact.
Integrity impact (I:N)
No integrity impact.
Availability impact (A:N)
No availability impact.
 3.9 2.9 [email protected]

Weakness enumeration for CVE-2018-11055

Affected software / configurations for CVE-2018-11055

Vendor Product Version Raw CPE
dell bsafe >= 4.0.0, < 4.0.11 cpe:2.3:a:dell:bsafe:*:*:*:*:micro_edition_suite:*:*:*
dell bsafe >= 4.1.0, < 4.1.6.1 cpe:2.3:a:dell:bsafe:*:*:*:*:micro_edition_suite:*:*:*
oracle application_testing_suite 13.3.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:application_testing_suite:13.3.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_analytics 12.1.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_analytics:12.1.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_ip_service_activator 7.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_ip_service_activator:7.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle communications_ip_service_activator 7.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:communications_ip_service_activator:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle core_rdbms 11.2.0.4 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:core_rdbms:11.2.0.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle core_rdbms 12.1.0.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:core_rdbms:12.1.0.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle core_rdbms 12.2.0.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:core_rdbms:12.2.0.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle core_rdbms 18c cpe:2.3:a:oracle:core_rdbms:18c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle core_rdbms 19c cpe:2.3:a:oracle:core_rdbms:19c:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle enterprise_manager_ops_center 12.3.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_ops_center:12.3.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle enterprise_manager_ops_center 12.4.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:enterprise_manager_ops_center:12.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle goldengate_application_adapters 12.3.2.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:goldengate_application_adapters:12.3.2.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools 9.2 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:jd_edwards_enterpriseone_tools:9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle real_user_experience_insight 13.1.2.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:real_user_experience_insight:13.1.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle real_user_experience_insight 13.2.3.1 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:real_user_experience_insight:13.2.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle real_user_experience_insight 13.3.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:real_user_experience_insight:13.3.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_predictive_application_server 15.0.3 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_predictive_application_server:15.0.3:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle retail_predictive_application_server 16.0.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:retail_predictive_application_server:16.0.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle security_service 11.1.1.9.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:security_service:11.1.1.9.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle security_service 12.1.3.0.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:security_service:12.1.3.0.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle security_service 12.2.1.3.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:security_service:12.2.1.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
oracle timesten_in-memory_database < 18.1.4.1.0 cpe:2.3:a:oracle:timesten_in-memory_database:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

References for CVE-2018-11055

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