Local Auth Root Exploit: Stack Buffer Overflow in Brocade Fabric OS <9.1.1
CVE-2022-33184 Published on October 25, 2022

A vulnerability in fab_seg.c.h libraries of all Brocade Fabric OS versions before Brocade Fabric OS v9.1.1, v9.0.1e, v8.2.3c, v8.2.0_cbn5, 7.4.2j could allow local authenticated attackers to exploit stack-based buffer overflows and execute arbitrary code as the root user account.

NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2022-33184 is exploitable with local system access, and requires small amount of user privileges. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to be very high.

Attack Vector:
LOCAL
Attack Complexity:
LOW
Privileges Required:
LOW
User Interaction:
NONE
Scope:
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality Impact:
HIGH
Integrity Impact:
HIGH
Availability Impact:
HIGH

Weakness Type

What is a Memory Corruption Vulnerability?

The software writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer. Typically, this can result in corruption of data, a crash, or code execution. The software may modify an index or perform pointer arithmetic that references a memory location that is outside of the boundaries of the buffer. A subsequent write operation then produces undefined or unexpected results.

CVE-2022-33184 has been classified to as a Memory Corruption vulnerability or weakness.


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Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.06%
Percentile
18.43%

EPSS (Exploit Prediction Scoring System) scores estimate the probability that a vulnerability will be exploited in the wild within the next 30 days. The percentile shows you how this score compares to all other vulnerabilities.