#VU65997 Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions in Sweet B - CVE-2022-23004
Published: August 3, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU65997
Vulnerability risk: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23004
CWE-ID: CWE-703
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Sweet B
Sweet B
Software vendor:
Western Digital
Western Digital
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists when computing a shared secret or point multiplication on the NIST P-256 curve using a public key with an X coordinate of zero, an error is returned from the library, and an invalid unreduced value is written to the output buffer. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.