CVE-2023-33222
Stack buffer overflow when reading DESFire card
When handling contactless cards, usage of a specific function to get additional information from the card which doesn't check the boundary on the data received while reading. 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
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
Stack buffer overflow when reading DESFire card
When handling contactless cards, usage of a specific function to get additional information from the card which doesn't check the boundary on the data received while reading. This allows a stack-based buffer overflow that could lead to a potential Remote Code Execution on the targeted device
- Record
CVE-2023-33222- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-121
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2023-37392
When handling contactless cards, usage of a specific function to get additional information from the card which doesn't check the boundary on the data received while reading. This allows a stack-based buffer overflow that could lead to a potential Remote Code Execution on the targeted device
- Record
EUVD-2023-37392- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-j8qw-gjhc-h8ff
When handling contactless cards, usage of a specific function to get additional...
When handling contactless cards, usage of a specific function to get additional information from the card which doesn't check the boundary on the data received while reading. This allows a stack-based buffer overflow that could lead to a potential Remote Code Execution on the targeted device
- Record
GHSA-j8qw-gjhc-h8ff- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-121, CWE-787
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
When handling contactless cards, usage of a specific function to get additional information from the card which doesn't check the boundary on the data received while reading. This allows a stack-based buffer overflow that could lead to a potential Remote Code Execution on the targeted device
- Record
CVE-2023-33222- CVSS 3.1
- 6.8 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - 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-2023-33222 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 6.8) 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 1.29%, the 70th percentile. No source names a fixed version.