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01 Record

CVE-2022-23004

Algorithm incorrectly returning error and Invalid unreduced value written to output buffer

MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: WDC PSIRT
CNA base score5.3 CVSS v3.xCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

02 Description

Algorithm incorrectly returning error and Invalid unreduced value written to output buffer

03 Exploitation and scoring

Exploitation
Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
SSVC decision
Not assessed by CISA
EPSS probability
0.72% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
EPSS percentile
Equal to or higher than the score of 53.4% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
NVD base score
5.3 (CVSS v3.x), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
NVD CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
NVD analysis status
Modified. NVD last modified this record on 2026-06-17.
Red Hat severity
No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.

Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.

04 Metadata

Published
2022-07-29 18:55Z4 YR AGO
Last updated
2024-08-03 03:28Z2 YR AGO
Reserved
2022-01-10
Assigning CNA
WDC PSIRT
Record state
PUBLISHED
Severity
Medium (CVSS 5.3)
CNA CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L
Weaknesses
  • CWE-703Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional ConditionsPillar
  • CWE-707Improper NeutralizationPillar
  • CWE-682Incorrect CalculationPillar
Data version
5.1
Document digest
012ca6fb4cc8469e196d7e88ac762e048b76f26d5fd4dbc9901bafb5d05d54f4

05 Affected products

VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
Western DigitalSweet B LibrarySweet B Library to < v2—

06 References

07 Remediation

The vulnerability was addressed by improving the point-scalar multiplication algorithm to account for anomalous input and by ensuring that errors are returned from library routines before any output buffer is written. To get the latest version of the Sweet B library, update your local repository from https://github.com/westerndigitalcorporation/sweet-b