CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2022-43869

Use of Externally-Controlled Format String

Published: Feb 12, 2023 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
6.5
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS 2.x
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

IBM Spectrum Scale (5.1.0.0 through 5.1.2.8 and 5.1.3.0 through 5.1.5.1) and IBM Elastic Storage System (6.1.0.0 through 6.1.2.4 and 6.1.3.0 through 6.1.4.1) could allow an authenticated user to cause a denial of service through the GUI using a format string attack. IBM X-Force ID: 239539.

Weakness

The product uses a function that accepts a format string as an argument, but the format string originates from an external source.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
Elastic_storage_system Ibm 6.1.0.0 (including) 6.1.2.4 (including)
Elastic_storage_system Ibm 6.1.3.0 (including) 6.1.4.1 (including)
Spectrum_scale Ibm 5.1.0.0 (including) 5.1.2.8 (including)
Spectrum_scale Ibm 5.1.3.0 (including) 5.1.5.1 (including)

Potential Mitigations

References