CVE-2022-43869 is a denial-of-service vulnerability affecting IBM Spectrum Scale and IBM Elastic Storage System versions 5.1.0.0 through 5.1.2.8, 5.1.3.0 through 5.1.5.1, and 6.1.0.0 through 6.1.2.4, 6.1.3.0 through 6.1.4.1, respectively. An authenticated user can exploit this format string vulnerability through the GUI to disrupt system availability. Rated Medium severity with a CVSS score of 6.5, this vulnerability requires network access and authentication (AV:N/PR:L) but has low attack complexity (AC:L) and no user interaction (UI:N) to achieve a high impact on availability (A:H). There is no impact on confidentiality or integrity. Currently, there is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE. It is not listed in CISA's KEV catalog.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
>= 6.1.0.0, <= 6.1.2.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:elastic_storage_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 6.1.3.0, <= 6.1.4.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:elastic_storage_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.1.0.0, <= 5.1.2.8CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
>= 5.1.3.0, <= 5.1.5.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:ibm:spectrum_scale:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
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