What is CVE-2023-33832?

CVE-2023-33832 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2023-07-19.

How severe is CVE-2023-33832?

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

Improper input validation in Ibm Aix

CVE-2023-33832

IBM Spectrum Protect 8.1.0.0 through 8.1.17.0 could allow a local user to cause a denial of service due to due to improper time-of-check to time-of-use functionality. IBM X-Force ID: 256012.

Vulnerability class: Drupalgeddon 2 (CVE-2018-7600)

EPSS: 0.001 (2.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Ibm Aix
Ibm Spectrum_protect_client
Ibm Spectrum_protect_for_space_management
Ibm Spectrum_protect_for_virtual_environments
Ibm Storage Protect — versions 8.1.0.0
Linux Linux_kernel

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-20 — Improper Input Validation
CWE-367 — Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

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-2023-33832?: CVE-2023-33832 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, classified under Improper Input Validation. CVSS score: 6.2/10. Published 2023-07-19.
How severe is CVE-2023-33832?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.2 out of 10.