What is CVE-2022-0553?

CVE-2022-0553 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zephyrproject Zephyr, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-01-11.

How severe is CVE-2022-0553?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Information disclosure in Zephyrproject Zephyr

CVE-2022-0553

There is no check to see if slot 0 is being uploaded from the device to the host. When using encrypted images this means the unencrypted firmware can be retrieved easily.

Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure

EPSS: 0.003 (20.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Zephyrproject Zephyr
Zephyrproject-rtos Zephyr — versions unspecified

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-200 — Information Disclosure
CWE-319 — Cleartext Transmission of Sensitive Information

References

vulnerabilities@zephyrproject.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-0553?: CVE-2022-0553 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Zephyrproject Zephyr, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-01-11.
How severe is CVE-2022-0553?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.