CVE-2023-33220
Stack Buffer Overflow when checking some attributes during retrofit
During the retrofit validation process, the firmware doesn't properly check the boundaries while copying some attributes to check. This allows a stack-based buffer overflow that could lead to a potential Remote Code Execution on the targeted device
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Stack Buffer Overflow when checking some attributes during retrofit
During the retrofit validation process, the firmware doesn't properly check the boundaries while copying some attributes to check. This allows a stack-based buffer overflow that could lead to a potential Remote Code Execution on the targeted device
- Record
CVE-2023-33220- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 6.5 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-37390
During the retrofit validation process, the firmware doesn't properly check the boundaries while copying some attributes to check. This allows a stack-based buffer overflow that could lead to a potential Remote Code Execution on the targeted device
- Record
EUVD-2023-37390- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-5qcg-f6q9-5q2r
During the retrofit validation process, the firmware doesn't properly check the boundaries...
During the retrofit validation process, the firmware doesn't properly check the boundaries while copying some attributes to check. This allows a stack-based buffer overflow that could lead to a potential Remote Code Execution on the targeted device
- Record
GHSA-5qcg-f6q9-5q2r- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-121, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
During the retrofit validation process, the firmware doesn't properly check the boundaries while copying some attributes to check. This allows a stack-based buffer overflow that could lead to a potential Remote Code Execution on the targeted device
- Record
CVE-2023-33220- CVSS 3.1
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N - CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 Critical
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-121, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
- idemia morphowave compact/xp
- idemia morphowave sp
- idemia morphowave compact firmware
- idemia morphowave sp firmware
- idemia morphowave xp firmware
- idemia sigma extreme
- idemia sigma lite & lite +
- idemia sigma wide
- idemia sigma extreme firmware
- idemia sigma lite\+ firmware
- idemia sigma lite firmware
- idemia sigma wide firmware
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History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2023-33220 is a critical vulnerability (CVSS 9.1) in Idemia Morphowave Compact/xp, published December 15, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.14%, the 66th percentile. No source names a fixed version.