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CVE-2022-23006

Buffer Overflow Vulnerability in Western Digital My Cloud Home Products and SanDisk ibi

Published: Sep 27, 2022Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-121

Description

A stack-based buffer overflow vulnerability was found on Western Digital My Cloud Home, My Cloud Home Duo, and SanDisk ibi that could allow an attacker accessing the system locally to read information from /etc/version file. This vulnerability can only be exploited by chaining it with another issue. If an attacker is able to carry out a remote code execution attack, they can gain access to the vulnerable file, due to the presence of insecure functions in code. User interaction is required for exploitation. Exploiting the vulnerability could result in exposure of information, ability to modify files, memory access errors, or system crashes.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:HPR:HUI:RS:UC:LI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:HAttack Complexity
High
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:RUser Interaction
Required
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None

Weaknesses

Affected Products

western digitalcommercialUSHardware Firmwareaka western digital
sandiskcommercialUSHardware Firmwareaka sandisk, sandisk.com
westerndigitalcommercialUSHardware Firmwareaka western digital, wd
and 1 more affected products View all →

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

Timeline

Published
Sep 27, 2022
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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