PT-2023-28003 · Brocade · Brocade Fabric Os

Published 2023-08-31 · Updated 2024-09-18 · CVE-2023-4162

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

4.4

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Brocade Fabric OS versions 9.0 through 9.2.0a

Description A segmentation fault can occur in Brocade Fabric OS through the passwdcfg command. This could allow an authenticated privileged user to crash a Brocade Fabric OS switch using the cli "passwdcfg --set -expire -minDiff".

Recommendations For Brocade Fabric OS versions 9.0 through 9.2.0a, consider disabling the passwdcfg command until a patch is available to prevent potential crashes. Restrict access to the passwdcfg command to minimize the risk of exploitation. Avoid using the passwdcfg --set -expire -minDiff cli command until the issue is resolved.

Fix

Resource Exhaustion

Unchecked Return Value

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-400

CWE-252

Related Identifiers

CVE-2023-4162

Affected Products

Brocade Fabric Os

References · 7

• https://support.broadcom.com/web/ecx/support-content-notification/-/external/content/SecurityAdvisories/0/22513 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-4162 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2023-4162 · Vendor Advisory
• https://security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20231124-0010 · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/95170 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cibsecurity/69508 · Telegram Post
• https://t.me/cvenotify/61080 · Telegram Post