CVE-2022-2928

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Cada respuesta de consulta de arrendamiento llama a esta funci\u00f3n para varias opciones, por lo que eventualmente, los contadores de referencia podr\u00edan desbordarse y causar a el servidor abortar"}], "id": "CVE-2022-2928", "lastModified": "2026-06-17T04:42:50.170", "metrics": {"cvssMetricV31": [{"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "ADJACENT_NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 6.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "security-officer@isc.org", "type": "Secondary"}, {"cvssData": {"attackComplexity": "LOW", "attackVector": "ADJACENT_NETWORK", "availabilityImpact": "HIGH", "baseScore": 6.5, "baseSeverity": "MEDIUM", "confidentialityImpact": "NONE", "integrityImpact": "NONE", "privilegesRequired": "NONE", "scope": "UNCHANGED", "userInteraction": "NONE", "vectorString": "CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H", "version": "3.1"}, "exploitabilityScore": 2.8, "impactScore": 3.6, "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Secondary"}]}, "published": "2022-10-07T05:15:08.677", "references": [{"source": "security-officer@isc.org", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2022-2928"}, {"source": "security-officer@isc.org", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00015.html"}, {"source": "security-officer@isc.org", "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2SARIK7KZ7MGQIWDRWZFAOSQSPXY4GOU/"}, {"source": "security-officer@isc.org", "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QQXYCIWUDILRCNBAIMVFCSGXBRKEPB4K/"}, {"source": "security-officer@isc.org", "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T6IBFH4MRRNJQVWEKILQ6I6CXWW766FX/"}, {"source": "security-officer@isc.org", "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-22"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Vendor Advisory"], "url": "https://kb.isc.org/docs/cve-2022-2928"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "tags": ["Mailing List", "Third Party Advisory"], "url": "https://lists.debian.org/debian-lts-announce/2022/10/msg00015.html"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/2SARIK7KZ7MGQIWDRWZFAOSQSPXY4GOU/"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/QQXYCIWUDILRCNBAIMVFCSGXBRKEPB4K/"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://lists.fedoraproject.org/archives/list/package-announce%40lists.fedoraproject.org/message/T6IBFH4MRRNJQVWEKILQ6I6CXWW766FX/"}, {"source": "af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108", "url": "https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202305-22"}], "sourceIdentifier": "security-officer@isc.org", "vulnStatus": "Modified", "weaknesses": [{"description": [{"lang": "en", "value": "CWE-476"}], "source": "nvd@nist.gov", "type": "Primary"}]}

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