CVE-2022-42283 Memory corruption in NVIDIA DGX servers
An authorized attacker can exploit a buffer overflow in the IPMI handler to execute code or cause denial of service on NVIDIA DGX servers.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2022-42283?
CVE-2022-42283 is a medium-severity memory corruption vulnerability in NVIDIA DGX servers, published on 13 Jan 2023. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
NVIDIA BMC contains a vulnerability in IPMI handler, where an authorized attacker can cause a buffer overflow and cause a denial of service or gain code execution.
Weakness: CWE-120
Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-42283?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Nvidia Bmc.
How do I fix CVE-2022-42283?
No fix has been published for CVE-2022-42283 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-2022-42283 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-42283 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in NVIDIA DGX servers
Sources
Also known as GHSA-xpm8-wwj4-8r2r.