What is CVE-2022-38391?

CVE-2022-38391 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2022-12-20.

How severe is CVE-2022-38391?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.1 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Ibm Aix

CVE-2022-38391

IBM Spectrum Control 5.4 uses weaker than expected cryptographic algorithms that could allow an attacker to decrypt highly sensitive information. IBM X-Force ID: 233982.

Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)

EPSS: 0.003 (19.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.1 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Ibm Aix
Ibm Spectrum Control — versions 5.4
Ibm Spectrum_control — versions 5.4.0.0
Linux Linux_kernel
Microsoft Windows

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-327 — Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38391?: CVE-2022-38391 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, classified under Use of a Broken or Risky Cryptographic Algorithm. CVSS score: 5.1/10. Published 2022-12-20.
How severe is CVE-2022-38391?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.1 out of 10.