What is CVE-2022-35623?

CVE-2022-35623 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nordicsemi Nrf5 Sdk For Mesh, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2022-08-15.

How severe is CVE-2022-35623?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.

Is CVE-2022-35623 known to be exploited?

2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in Nordicsemi Nrf5 Sdk For Mesh

CVE-2022-35623

In Nordic nRF5 SDK for Mesh 5.0, a heap overflow vulnerability can be triggered by sending a series of segmented control packets and access packets with the same SeqAuth

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.009 (57.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:L.

Affected products

Nordicsemi Nrf5_sdk_for_mesh — versions 5.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-35623?: CVE-2022-35623 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nordicsemi Nrf5 Sdk For Mesh, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.2/10. Published 2022-08-15.
How severe is CVE-2022-35623?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.2 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-35623 known to be exploited?: 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.