CVE-2020-16233 Information disclosure in CodeMeter

High 7.5 Published 16 Sep 2020 Updated 4 Aug 2024

An attacker can send crafted packets to CodeMeter to leak heap memory data, potentially exposing sensitive information.

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-2020-16233?

CVE-2020-16233 is a high-severity 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

An attacker could send a specially crafted packet that could have CodeMeter (All versions prior to 7.10) send back packets containing data from the heap.

Weakness: CWE-404

Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-16233?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Wibu Codemeter.

How do I fix CVE-2020-16233?

No fix has been published for CVE-2020-16233 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2020-16233 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-16233 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-8xr9-2r57-gg3h.