Main Vulnerability Database Vulnerabilities #VU71233

Buffer overflow in IBM VIOS and IBM AIX - CVE-2022-47990

Published: January 17, 2023

Vulnerability identifier: #VU71233

CSH Severity: Low

CVSS v4: 8.5 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-47990

CWE-ID: CWE-119

Exploitation vector: Local access

Exploit availability: No public exploit available

Vulnerability details

The vulnerability allows a local user to escalate privileges on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in X11. A local user can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Affected software

IBM VIOS
IBM AIX

How to mitigate CVE-2022-47990

Install updates from vendor's website.

External References

http://aix.software.ibm.com/aix/efixes/security/x11_advisory.asc

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