What is CVE-2022-2582?

CVE-2022-2582 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Amazon Aws Software Development Kit, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-12-27.

How severe is CVE-2022-2582?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Amazon Aws Software Development Kit

CVE-2022-2582

The AWS S3 Crypto SDK sends an unencrypted hash of the plaintext alongside the ciphertext as a metadata field. This hash can be used to brute force the plaintext, if the hash is readable to the attacker. AWS now blocks this metadata field, but older SDK versions still send it.

EPSS: 0.005 (38.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 4.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-326 — Inadequate Encryption Strength

References

security@golang.org (Patch, Third Party Advisory)
security@golang.org (Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-2582?: CVE-2022-2582 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Amazon Aws Software Development Kit, classified under Inadequate Encryption Strength. CVSS score: 4.3/10. Published 2022-12-27.
How severe is CVE-2022-2582?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.3 out of 10.