# CVE-2022-22312: Memory corruption in Security Verify Password Synchronization Plug-in for Windows AD

> An authenticated attacker can cause a denial of service via a heap-based buffer overflow in the IBM Security Verify Password Synchronization Plug-in.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.7 (`CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/C:N/UI:N/A:H/I:N/S:U/PR:L/RL:O/E:U/RC:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 27 Apr 2022
- **Updated:** 17 Sep 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-2qxr-5pf2-3p3h

## What is CVE-2022-22312?

CVE-2022-22312 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Password Synchronization Plug-in for Windows AD, published on 27 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

IBM Security Identity Manager (IBM Security Verify Password Synchronization Plug-in for Windows AD 10.x) is vulnerable to a denial of service, caused by a heap-based buffer overflow in the Password Synch Plug-in. An authenticated attacker could exploit this vulnerability to cause a denial of service. IBM X-Force ID: 217369.

Weakness: CWE-787 (Out-of-bounds Write)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-22312?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Ibm Security Verify Password Synchronization.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-22312?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-22312 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-22312 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22312 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in IBM Security Verify Password Synchronization Plug-in for Windows AD

- [CVE-2022-22323](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22323/): Memory corruption in Security Verify Password Synchronization Plug-in for Windows AD (medium 5.7)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-22312 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-22312 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in IBM Security Verify Password Synchronization Plug-in for Windows AD, published on 27 Apr 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-22312 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: IBM Security Verify Password Synchronization Plug-in for Windows AD. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22312/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22312/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-22312
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-22312
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-22312

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-22312/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.