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CVE-2022-33184: broadcom fabric_operating_system Out-of-bounds Write

CVSS: 7.8v3.1HighModified
Published 25-10-2022Last modified 07-05-2025
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2022-33184 is a high (CVSS 7.8) Out-of-bounds Write vulnerability in broadcom fabric_operating_system. EPSS estimates a 0.35% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
31/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
7.8/10
010
High · v3.1 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.35%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 25-10-2022
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 07-05-2025
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability in fab_seg.c.h libraries of all Brocade Fabric OS versions before Brocade Fabric OS v9.1.1, v9.0.1e, v8.2.3c, v8.2.0_cbn5, 7.4.2j could allow local authenticated attackers to exploit stack-based buffer overflows and execute arbitrary code as the root user account.

CVSS metrics

2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version

EPSS trend

Probability

0.35%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

27%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 0.34% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
0.35%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Broadcom1 product

1 vendor · 1 product

References

2 links