Vulnerability in * 5400rmp Oem Harddrive

CVE-2022-38392

Certain 5400 RPM hard drives, for laptops and other PCs in approximately 2005 and later, allow physically proximate attackers to cause a denial of service (device malfunction and system crash) via a resonant-frequency attack with the audio signal from the Rhythm Nation music video. A reported product is Seagate STDT4000100 763649053447.

EPSS: 0.004 (35.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-38392?
CVE-2022-38392 is a medium-severity vulnerability in * 5400rmp Oem Harddrive. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2022-08-17.
How severe is CVE-2022-38392?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-38392 known to be exploited?
4 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.