What is CVE-2022-39165?

CVE-2022-39165 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2022-12-23.

How severe is CVE-2022-39165?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in IBM Aix

CVE-2022-39165

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in CAA to cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 235183.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

Published 2022-12-23 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.002 (7.2th percentile), scored 2026-09-30.

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 7th percentile — 7.2% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000

Affected products

IBM Aix — versions 7.2, 7.3, 7.1
IBM Vios — versions 3.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-400 — Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6847947 (vendor-advisory, Patch, Vendor Advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/235183 (VDB Entry, vdb-entry, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-39165?: CVE-2022-39165 is a medium-severity vulnerability in IBM Aix, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2022-12-23.
How severe is CVE-2022-39165?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.