CVE-2023-31430: broadcom brocade_fabric_operating_system_firmware Classic Buffer Overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2023-31430 is a medium (CVSS 5.5) Classic Buffer Overflow vulnerability in broadcom brocade_fabric_operating_system_firmware. EPSS estimates a 0.28% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 01-08-2023
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 13-02-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A buffer overflow vulnerability in “secpolicydelete” command in Brocade Fabric OS before Brocade Fabric OS v9.1.1c and v9.2.0 could allow an authenticated privileged user to crash the Brocade Fabric OS switch leading to a denial of service.

• 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.