CVE-2020-14515

Summary

CVECVE-2020-14515
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2020-09-16 20:15:00 UTC
Updated2020-09-22 17:56:00 UTC
DescriptionCodeMeter (All versions prior to 6.90 when using CmActLicense update files with CmActLicense Firm Code) has an issue in the license-file signature checking mechanism, which allows attackers to build arbitrary license files, including forging a valid license file as if it were a valid license file of an existing vendor. Only CmActLicense update files with CmActLicense Firm Code are affected.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-347

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application Wibu Codemeter All All All All
Application Wibu Codemeter All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Wibu-Systems CodeMeter (Update A) | CISA MISC us-cert.cisa.gov Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Legacy QID Mappings

  • 590734 WIBU Codemeter Runtime PAS4000 Multiple Vulnerabilities (adv_1005485-de-02)
  • 590802 Siemens Remote Connect Client Multiple Vulnerabilities (SSA-455843)
  • 590878 Schneider Electric Wibu-Systems CodeMeter Multiple Vulnerabilities (SEVD-2020-287-02)
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