CVE-2022-43507 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Improper buffer restrictions in the Intel(R) QAT Engine for OpenSSL before version 0.6.16 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via network access.

Published: 2023-05-10

Score: 7.5 High

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

Intel(R) QAT Engine for OpenSSL

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`before version 0.6.16`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:intel:quickassist_technology_engine:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2022-46505	Improper buffer restrictions in the Intel(R) QAT Engine for OpenSSL before version 0.6.16 may allow a privileged user to potentially enable escalation of privilege via network access.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity High

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00238.

Exploitation none

Automatable no

Technical Impact total

References

Link	Providers
https://www.intel.com/content/www/us/en/security-center/advisory/intel-sa-00798.html

History

Mon, 27 Jan 2025 18:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Subscriptions

Intel Quickassist Technology Engine

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: intel

Published: 2023-05-10T13:17:22.375Z

Updated: 2025-01-27T17:58:59.168Z

Reserved: 2022-11-07T04:00:03.805Z

Link: CVE-2022-43507

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-03T13:32:59.663Z

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2023-05-10T14:15:24.400

Modified: 2024-11-21T07:26:39.653

Link: CVE-2022-43507

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

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