CVE-2022-42444: ibm app_connect_enterprise Classic Buffer Overflow
CVSS: 6.5v3.1MediumModified
Published 06-02-2023Last modified 25-03-2025
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2022-42444 is a medium (CVSS 6.5) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in ibm app_connect_enterprise. EPSS estimates a 1.13% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 65.8% of scored vulnerabilities.
CVSS score
6.5/10
010
Medium · v3.1 (NVD)EPSS score
1.13%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 daysKEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded
Timeline
- 06-02-2023PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 25-03-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
Description
IBM App Connect Enterprise 11.0.0.8 through 11.0.0.19 and 12.0.1.0 through 12.0.5.0 is vulnerable to a buffer overflow. A remote privileged user could overflow a buffer and cause the application to crash. IBM X-Force ID: 238538.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 versionMedium 6.5Preferred score · NVD (NIST)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HSources2 sources · 4.9–6.5
- CVE.orgCNA4.9MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:HDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
1.13%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
66%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 1.13% on 19-09-2026
19-09-202619-10-2026
EPSS score1.13%
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root cause- CWE-120Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer.
- CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowA stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).
Affected systems
Ibm1 product
- app_connect_enterprise≥ 11.0.0.8, < 11.0.0.19 | ≥ 12.0.1.0, < 12.0.5.0 | ≥ 11.0.0.8, ≤ 11.0.0.19 | ≥ 12.0.1.0, ≤ 12.0.5.0
1 vendor · 1 product