Vulnerability identifier: #VU65995

Vulnerability risk: Medium

CVSSv3.1: 4.6 [CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L/E:U/RL:O/RC:C]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-23002

CWE-ID: CWE-703

Exploitation vector: Network

Exploit availability: No

Vulnerable software:
Sweet B
Universal components / Libraries / Libraries used by multiple products

Vendor: Western Digital

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists due to the resulting output is not properly reduced modulo the P-256 field prime and is invalid when compressing or decompressing a point on the NIST P-256 elliptic curve with an X coordinate of zero. A remote attacker can perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

Mitigation
Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

Sweet B: v1

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External links
http://www.westerndigital.com/support/product-security/wdc-22013-sweet-b-incorrect-output-vulnerabilities

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Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.