CVE-2022-22333 (GCVE-0-2022-22333)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-02-23 19:45 – Updated: 2024-09-16 23:15
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
Summary
IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.0.3.0, 6.0.2.0, and 3.4.3.2 and IBM Sterling External Authentication Server are vulnerable a buffer overflow, due to the Jetty based GUI in the Secure Zone not properly validating the sizes of the form content and/or HTTP headers submitted. A local attacker positioned inside the Secure Zone could submit a specially crafted HTTP request to disrupt service. IBM X-Force ID: 219133.
Severity
CWE
- Denial of Service
Assigner
References
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|---|---|
| https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6558796 | x_refsource_CONFIRM |
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Impacted products
1 product
| Vendor | Product | Version | CPE status | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IBM | Sterling Secure Proxy |
Affected:
3.4.3.2
Affected: 6.0.3.0 Affected: 6.0.2.0 |
guessed |
Date Public
2022-02-22 00:00
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