CVE-2023-4163 MEDIUM

CVE-2023-4163: Possible buffer overflow in portcfgfportbuffers in Brocade Fabric OS

Vendor Brocade
Product Brocade Fabric OS
Weakness CWE-120
Published August 31, 2023
Last update June 26, 2025
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CVSS base score

4.4/10
Attack vector Local
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality None
Integrity None

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

In Brocade Fabric OS before v9.2.0a, a local authenticated privileged user can trigger a buffer overflow condition, leading to a kernel panic with large input to buffers in the portcfgfportbuffers command.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

August 31, 2023 CVE published
June 26, 2025 Record updated