CVE-2022-43507
Improper buffer restrictions in the Intel(R) QAT Engine for OpenSSL before version 0.6.16 may...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- Required
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-43507- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-92
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-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.
- Record
EUVD-2022-46505- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-qq3q-8ccj-3w3c
Improper buffer restrictions in the Intel(R) QAT Engine for OpenSSL before version 0.6.16 may...
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.
- Record
GHSA-qq3q-8ccj-3w3c- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-43507- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-92, CWE-120
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-43507- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVSUSE-SU-2023:3290-1 No score
Security update for qatengine
This update for qatengine fixes the following issues:
- CVE-2022-43507: Fixed a buffer overflow issue with SHA3. (bsc#1211296)
- Record
SUSE-SU-2023:3290-1- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases, published | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-43507 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Intel Quickassist Technology Engine, published May 10, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.61%, the 49th percentile. Fixed in qatengine 0.6.10-150400.3.3.1.