What is CVE-2023-45168?

CVE-2023-45168 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2023-12-01.

How severe is CVE-2023-45168?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Ibm Aix

CVE-2023-45168

IBM AIX 7.2, 7.3, and VIOS 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in the invscout command to execute arbitrary commands. IBM X-Force ID: 267966.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.001 (21.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.4 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Ibm Aix — versions 7.2, 7.3, VIOS 3.1

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/7086090 (vendor-advisory)
exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/267966 (vdb-entry)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-45168?: CVE-2023-45168 is a high-severity vulnerability in Ibm Aix, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 8.4/10. Published 2023-12-01.
How severe is CVE-2023-45168?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.4 out of 10.