# CVE-2022-23004: Algorithm incorrectly returning error and Invalid unreduced value written to output buffer

> An attacker can cause a limited denial of service for an individual user by triggering an error condition during NIST P-256 point multiplication with a zero X coordinate.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.3 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 29 Jul 2022
- **Updated:** 3 Aug 2024

## What is CVE-2022-23004?

CVE-2022-23004 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Western Digital Sweet B Library, published on 29 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

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. This may be leveraged by an attacker to cause an error scenario, resulting in a limited denial of service for an individual user. The scope of impact cannot extend to other components.

Weakness: CWE-682 (Incorrect Calculation), CWE-707 (Improper Neutralization), CWE-703 (Improper Check or Handling of Exceptional Conditions)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-23004?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Westerndigital Sweet B.

## How do I fix CVE-2022-23004?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-23004 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2022-23004 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23004 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Western Digital Sweet B Library

- [CVE-2022-23001](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23001/): Sweet-B Library: Point compress/decompress using the wrong bit for sign (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2022-23002](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23002/): Point Compression/Decompression of NIST P-256 points with X coordinate of zero (medium 5.3)
- [CVE-2022-23003](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23003/): Shared secret or Point multiplication of NIST P-256 points with X coordinate of zero (medium 5.3)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2022-23004 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2022-23004 is a medium-severity denial of service vulnerability in Western Digital Sweet B Library, published on 29 Jul 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-23004 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Western Digital Sweet B Library. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23004/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2022-23004/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2022-23004
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2022-23004
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2022-23004

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