CVE-2021-20094 Denial of service in Wibu-Systems CodeMeter

High 7.5 Published Updated

An unauthenticated remote attacker can crash the CodeMeter Runtime Server, causing a denial of service.

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-2021-20094?

CVE-2021-20094 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in Wibu-Systems CodeMeter, published on 16 Jun 2021. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

A denial of service vulnerability exists in Wibu-Systems CodeMeter versions < 7.21a. An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit this issue to crash the CodeMeter Runtime Server.

Weakness: CWE-125

Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-20094?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Siemens Pss Cape, Siemens Sicam 230 Firmware, Wibu Codemeter.

How do I fix CVE-2021-20094?

No fix has been published for CVE-2021-20094 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-2021-20094 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-20094 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-fm8v-xp26-8h3q.

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