Dell PowerScale OneFS 8.2.x-9.4.x DoS via Insufficient Rsc Pool
CVE-2022-46679 Published on February 1, 2023

Dell PowerScale OneFS 8.2.x, 9.0.0.x - 9.4.0.x, contain an insufficient resource pool vulnerability. A remote unauthenticated attacker could potentially exploit this vulnerability, leading to denial of service.

Vendor Advisory NVD

Vulnerability Analysis

CVE-2022-46679 can be exploited with network access, and does not require authorization privileges or user interaction. This vulnerability is considered to have a low attack complexity. The potential impact of an exploit of this vulnerability is considered to have a small impact on confidentiality, a small impact on integrity, and a small impact on availability.

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

Weakness Type

Insufficient Resource Pool

The software's resource pool is not large enough to handle peak demand, which allows an attacker to prevent others from accessing the resource by using a (relatively) large number of requests for resources. Frequently the consequence is a "flood" of connection or sessions.


Products Associated with CVE-2022-46679

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Affected Versions

Dell PowerScale OneFS:

Exploit Probability

EPSS
0.47%
Percentile
64.07%

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.