# CVE-2018-14333: Information disclosure in n/a

> Attackers with physical access to an unattended workstation can extract TeamViewer passwords from process memory after disconnection.

- **Severity:** High 8.1 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 17 Jul 2018
- **Updated:** 5 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-ch96-v74x-vfm8

## What is CVE-2018-14333?

CVE-2018-14333 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

TeamViewer through 13.1.1548 stores a password in Unicode format within TeamViewer.exe process memory between "[00 88] and "[00 00 00]" delimiters, which might make it easier for attackers to obtain sensitive information by leveraging an unattended workstation on which TeamViewer has disconnected but remains running.

Weakness: CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-14333?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Teamviewer Teamviewer.

## How do I fix CVE-2018-14333?

No fix has been published for CVE-2018-14333 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2018-14333 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14333 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2019-18988](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2019-18988/): TeamViewer Desktop Bypass Remote Login (high 7.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2018-16550](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-16550/): Security feature bypass in n/a (critical 9.8)
- [CVE-2010-3128](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2010-3128/): Path traversal in n/a (critical 9.3)
- [CVE-2020-13699](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13699/): Command injection in n/a (high 8.8)
- [CVE-2021-34858](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2021-34858/): Memory corruption in TeamViewer (high 7.8)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2018-14333 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2018-14333 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 17 Jul 2018. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-14333 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14333/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14333/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2018-14333
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-14333
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-14333

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14333/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.