What is CVE-2022-22333?

CVE-2022-22333 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Sterling_external_authentication_server, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-02-23.

How severe is CVE-2022-22333?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Ibm Sterling_external_authentication_server

CVE-2022-22333

IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.0.3.0, 6.0.2.0, and 3.4.3.2 and IBM Sterling External Authentication Server are vulnerable a buffer overflow, due to the Jetty based GUI in the Secure Zone not properly validating the sizes of the form content a…

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (44.1th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Sterling_external_authentication_server — versions 3.4.3.2, 6.0.2.0, 6.0.3.0
Ibm Sterling Secure Proxy — versions 3.4.3.2, 6.0.3.0, 6.0.2.0
Ibm Sterling_secure_proxy — versions 3.4.3.2, 6.0.2, 6.0.3.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

psirt@us.ibm.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
psirt@us.ibm.com (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_XF)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-22333?: CVE-2022-22333 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Sterling_external_authentication_server, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2022-02-23.
How severe is CVE-2022-22333?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.