CVE-2022-22333
moderate-risk
Published 2022-02-23
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.
Do I need to act?
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0.65% chance of exploitation
EPSS score — low exploit probability
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Not on CISA KEV list
No confirmed active exploitation reported to CISA
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Patch status unknown
Check vendor advisories for fix availability and mitigation guidance
6
CVSS 6.5/10
Medium
ADJACENT_NETWORK
/ LOW complexity
Affected Products (6)
Sterling External Authentication Server
Sterling External Authentication Server
Sterling External Authentication Server
Affected Vendors
36
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity
21/34 · High
Exploitability
2/34 · Minimal
Exposure
13/34 · Low