CVE-2022-47990

moderate-risk
Published 2023-01-18

IBM AIX 7.1, 7.2, 7.3 and VIOS , 3.1 could allow a non-privileged local user to exploit a vulnerability in X11 to cause a buffer overflow that could result in a denial of service or arbitrary code execution. IBM X-Force ID: 243556.  

Do I need to act?

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0.07% 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
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CVSS 6.2/10 Medium
LOCAL / LOW complexity

Affected Products (4)

Affected Vendors

Ibm
30
/ 100
moderate-risk
Severity 20/34 · Moderate
Exploitability 0/34 · Minimal
Exposure 10/34 · Low