CVE-2022-47990 MEDIUM

CVE-2022-47990: IBM AIX denial of service

Vendor Ibm
Product AIX
Weakness CWE-120
Published January 18, 2023
Last update April 3, 2025
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CVSS base score

6.2/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required None
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.  

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

January 18, 2023 CVE published
April 3, 2025 Record updated