Medium severity · published Aug 31, 2023
CVE-2023-4163
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…
4.4
CVSS
0.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.3% · higher than 19% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
FO
Fabric Operating System · Broadcom
before 9.2.0a · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4163
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2023-4163
security.netapp.com
https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231130-0001/
Vendor Advisory
https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/22514
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