# CVE-2020-13179: Information disclosure in - PCoIP Standard Agent for Windows - PCoIP Graphics Agent for Windows

> Attackers can read confidential information from memory dumps by forcing a crash during single sign-on in Teradici PCoIP Agents.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Aug 2020
- **Updated:** 4 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-gxmc-v8jp-jvf3

## What is CVE-2020-13179?

CVE-2020-13179 is a medium-severity vulnerability in - PCoIP Standard Agent for Windows - PCoIP Graphics Agent for Windows, published on 11 Aug 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Broker Protocol messages in Teradici PCoIP Standard Agent for Windows and Graphics Agent for Windows prior to 20.04.1 are not cleaned up in server memory, which may allow an attacker to read confidential information from a memory dump via forcing a crashing during the single sign-on procedure.

Weakness: CWE-212 (Improper Removal of Sensitive Information Before Storage or Transfer), CWE-200 (Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-13179?

It affects 2 products.


Products: Teradici Graphics Agent, Teradici Pcoip Standard Agent.

## How do I fix CVE-2020-13179?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-13179 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2020-13179 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13179 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in - PCoIP Standard Agent for Windows - PCoIP Graphics Agent for Windows

- [CVE-2020-13177](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13177/): Privilege escalation in - PCoIP Standard Agent for Windows - PCoIP Graphics Agent for Windows (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2020-13178](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13178/): Code injection in - PCoIP Standard Agent for Windows - PCoIP Graphics Agent for Windows (medium 6.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2020-13179 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2020-13179 is a medium-severity vulnerability in - PCoIP Standard Agent for Windows - PCoIP Graphics Agent for Windows, published on 11 Aug 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-13179 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: - PCoIP Standard Agent for Windows - PCoIP Graphics Agent for Windows. 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-2020-13179/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13179/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-13179
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-13179
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2020-13179

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2020-13179/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.