CVE-2022-22333
lowpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.006 · 48 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
IBM Sterling Secure Proxy 6.0.3.0, 6.0.2.0, and 3.4.3.2 and IBM Sterling External Authentication Server are vulnerable a buffer overflow, due to the Jetty based GUI in the Secure Zone not properly validating the sizes of the form content and/or HTTP headers submitted. A local attacker positioned inside the Secure Zone could submit a specially crafted HTTP request to disrupt service. IBM X-Force ID: 219133.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 3.3–6.5
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affected products (9)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- ibm sterling external authentication server= 3.4.3.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_external_authentication_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm sterling external authentication server= 6.0.2.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_external_authentication_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
- ibm sterling external authentication server= 6.0.3.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:ibm:sterling_external_authentication_server:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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sources
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references (8)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://cxsecurity.com/cveshow/CVE-2022-22333/cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/219133cnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22333cnnvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6558796cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/219133enisa_euvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6558796enisa_euvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/219133VDB EntryVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.ibm.com/support/pages/node/6558796PatchVendor Advisorynvd
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