CVE-2022-39828 Denial of service in n/a

High 7.5 Published Updated

Attackers can cause a denial of service in Samsung mTower by exploiting a missing return value check in EC key setting.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Over the internet
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2022-39828?

CVE-2022-39828 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in n/a, published on 5 Sep 2022. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

Official description

sign_pFwInfo in Samsung mTower through 0.3.0 has a missing check on the return value of EC_KEY_set_private_key, leading to a denial of service.

Which versions are affected by CVE-2022-39828?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Samsung Mtower.

How do I fix CVE-2022-39828?

No fix has been published for CVE-2022-39828 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Upgrade, then put limits on request size, rate and nesting depth so one client cannot exhaust the service. More about Denial of service.

Is CVE-2022-39828 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2022-39828 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-qc4j-j5m3-63q7.

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