What is CVE-2022-42273?

CVE-2022-42273 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Dgx Servers, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-01-12.

How severe is CVE-2022-42273?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Nvidia Dgx Servers

CVE-2022-42273

NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in libwebsocket, where an authorized attacker can cause a buffer overflow and cause a denial of service or gain code execution.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.006 (69.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Nvidia Dgx Servers — versions All BMC firmware versions prior to 00.19.07

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

References

nvidia.custhelp.com/app/answers/detail/a_id/5435

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-42273?: CVE-2022-42273 is a high-severity vulnerability in Nvidia Dgx Servers, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2023-01-12.
How severe is CVE-2022-42273?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.