CVE-2022-42444

IBM App Connect Enterprise denial of service

MEDIUM
6.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 6, 2023 at 08:38 PM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 05:04 AM UTC
2 products affected across 1 vendorApp Connect EnterpriseAIX· also runs on 2 platforms

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Severity
MEDIUM6.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 1%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

11.0.0.8 ≤ v ≤ 11.0.0.1911.0.0.8 ≤ v < 11.0.0.1912.0.1.0 ≤ v ≤ 12.0.5.012.0.1.0 ≤ v < 12.0.5.011.0.0.812.0.1.0
Affected range stops below 11.0.0.19, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 12.0.5.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
ibm-aix (environment) · linux-linux-kernel (environment) · microsoft-windows (environment)
AIX· IBMdevice
80%
All versions

Runs on — not affected

The affected product only carries this flaw when running on these platforms. The platforms themselves are not vulnerable.

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
NONE
Integrity
NONE
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-120CWE-121

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