CVE-2022-47990

IBM AIX denial of service

Severity Score

7.8

*CVSS v3.1

Exploit Likelihood

*EPSS

Affected Versions

*CPE

Public Exploits

*Multiple Sources

Exploited in Wild

*KEV

Decision

Track

*SSVC

Descriptions

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 and VIOS , 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in X11 to cause a buffer overflow that could result in a denial of service or arbitrary code execution. IBM X-Force ID: 243556.

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 y VIOS, 3.1 podrían permitir que un usuario local sin privilegios aproveche una vulnerabilidad en X11 para provocar un desbordamiento del búfer que podría provocar una denegación de servicio o la ejecución de código arbitrario. ID de IBM X-Force: 243556.

*Credits: N/A

CVSS Scores

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

None

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Authentication

Single

Confidentiality

Complete

Integrity

Complete

Availability

Complete

* Common Vulnerability Scoring System

SSVC

Decision:Track

Exploitation

None

Automatable

Tech. Impact

Partial

* Organization's Worst-case Scenario

Timeline

2022-12-28 CVE Reserved
2023-01-18 CVE Published
2025-03-30 EPSS Updated
2025-04-03 CVE Updated
---------- Exploited in Wild
---------- KEV Due Date
---------- First Exploit

CWE

CWE-120: Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')

CAPEC

References (2)

URL	Tag	Source

URL	Date	SRC

URL	Date	SRC
https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6855827	2023-11-07

URL	Date	SRC
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/243556	2023-11-07

Affected Vendors, Products, and Versions

Vendor		Product				Version		Other		Status
Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status	<-- -->	Vendor	Product	Version	Other	Status
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Vios Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Vios"				3.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Vios" and version "3.1"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Aix Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix"				7.1 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" and version "7.1"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Aix Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix"				7.2 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" and version "7.2"		-		Affected
Ibm Search vendor "Ibm"		Aix Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix"				7.3 Search vendor "Ibm" for product "Aix" and version "7.3"		-		Affected