CVE-2022-33185 Memory corruption in Brocade Fabric OS
Authenticated local attackers can exploit stack-based buffer overflows in Brocade Fabric OS to execute arbitrary code with root privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-33185?
CVE-2022-33185 is a high-severity memory corruption vulnerability in Broadcom Fabric Operating System, published on 25 Oct 2022. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Several commands in Brocade Fabric OS before Brocade Fabric OS v.9.0.1e, and v9.1.0 use unsafe string functions to process user input. Authenticated local attackers could abuse these vulnerabilities to exploit stack-based buffer overflows, allowing arbitrary code execution as the root user account.
Weakness: CWE-787
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-33185?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Broadcom Fabric Operating System.
How do I fix CVE-2022-33185?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-33185 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade to the fixed version. Memory-safe languages, compiler hardening and fuzzing prevent most new cases. More about Memory corruption.
Is CVE-2022-33185 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-33185 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Broadcom Fabric Operating System
Sources
Also known as GHSA-m2cq-w2fq-677j.