What is CVE-2023-4162?

CVE-2023-4162 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Fabric Operating System, classified under CWE-252. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2023-08-31.

How severe is CVE-2023-4162?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.

Resource exhaustion in Broadcom Fabric Operating System

CVE-2023-4162

A segmentation fault can occur in Brocade Fabric OS after Brocade Fabric OS v9.0 and before Brocade Fabric OS v9.2.0a through the passwdcfg command. This could allow an authenticated privileged user local user to crash a Brocade Fabric OS swith using the cli “passwdcfg --set -expire -minDiff“.

EPSS: 0.002 (5.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.4 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Broadcom Fabric_operating_system
Brocade Fabric Os — versions Brocade Fabric OS after Brocade Fabric OS v9.0 and before Brocade Fabric OS v9.2.0a

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

sirt@brocade.com (Vendor Advisory)
sirt@brocade.com (Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-4162?: CVE-2023-4162 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Broadcom Fabric Operating System, classified under CWE-252. CVSS score: 4.4/10. Published 2023-08-31.
How severe is CVE-2023-4162?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.4 out of 10.