What is the CVSS score of CVE-2022-22312?

CVE-2022-22312 has a CVSS 3.1 base score of 6.5 (Medium). CVSS vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H. EPSS exploitation probability: 1.0%.

Security Verify Password Synchronization CVE-2022-22312

MEDIUM

Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787)

2022-04-27 psirt@us.ibm.com

Memory Corruption IBM Microsoft Buffer Overflow Denial Of Service Security Verify Password Synchronization

6.5

CVSS 3.1 · NVD

Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY

6.5 MEDIUM

AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

Network

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

None

Integrity

None

Availability

High

Lifecycle Timeline

CVE Published

Apr 27, 2022 - 16:15 nvd

MEDIUM 6.5

DescriptionNVD

IBM Security Identity Manager (IBM Security Verify Password Synchronization Plug-in for Windows AD 10.x) is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a heap-based buffer overflow in the Password Synch Plug-in. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 217369.

AnalysisAI

IBM Security Identity Manager (IBM Security Verify Password Synchronization Plug-in for Windows AD 10.x) is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a heap-based buffer overflow in the Password. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

Technical ContextAI

This vulnerability is classified as Out-of-bounds Write (CWE-787), which allows attackers to write data beyond allocated buffer boundaries leading to code execution or crashes. IBM Security Identity Manager (IBM Security Verify Password Synchronization Plug-in for Windows AD 10.x) is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a heap-based buffer overflow in the Password Synch Plug-in. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 217369. Affected products include: Ibm Security Verify Password Synchronization.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Validate write boundaries, use memory-safe languages, enable compiler protections (ASLR, stack canaries).