CVE-2020-14513 Denial of service in CodeMeter

High 7.5 Published 16 Sep 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

Attackers can cause a denial of service by providing a crafted license file to CodeMeter or dependent software.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Over the internet
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2020-14513?

CVE-2020-14513 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in CodeMeter, published on 16 Sep 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

CodeMeter (All versions prior to 6.81) and the software using it may crash while processing a specifically crafted license file due to unverified length fields.

Weakness: CWE-20

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-14513?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wibu Codemeter.

How do I fix CVE-2020-14513?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-14513 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2020-14513 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-14513 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-mhc5-f7x7-jfpg.