7.5

CVE-2020-16233: wibu codemeter Improper Resource Shutdown or Release

CVSS: 7.5v3.1HighModified
Published 16-09-2020Last modified 04-08-2024

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2020-16233 is a high (CVSS 7.5) Improper Resource Shutdown or Release vulnerability in wibu codemeter. EPSS estimates a 1.84% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 78.6% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
30/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.5/10
010
High · v3.1 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.84%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 16-09-2020
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 04-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 1 source · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.84%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

79%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.84% on 18-09-2026

18-09-202618-10-2026
EPSS score
1.84%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Wibu1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

1 links