SB2022010503 - Improper Privilege Management in Wibu-Systems CodeMeter Runtime
Published: January 5, 2022
Security Bulletin ID
SB2022010503
CSH Severity
Low
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities
1
Exploitation vector
Local access
Highest impact
Data manipulation
Breakdown by Severity
- Low
- Medium
- High
- Critical
Description
This security bulletin contains information about 1 vulnerability.
1) Improper Privilege Management (CVE-ID: CVE-2021-41057)
CWE-ID: CWE-269 - Improper Privilege Management
CVSSv4: CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
The vulnerability allows a local user to compromise the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to the affected software improperly controls file access permissions by setting up a link to a special system file used with CmDongles. A local user can overwrite the essential files or a crash the CodeMeter Runtime Server.
Remediation
Install update from vendor's website.