CVE-2022-29835: WD Discovery's Use of Weak Hashing Algorithm for Code Signing
Western Digital · WD Discovery
Vendor fix available · Affected: Western Digital WD Discovery · Exploitation: unlikely (under 1%)
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Higher than 10% of scored CVEs
DescriptionCVE.org
WD Discovery software executable files were signed with an unsafe SHA-1 hashing algorithm. An attacker could use this weakness to create forged certificate signatures due to the use of a hashing algorithm that is not collision-free. This could thereby impact the confidentiality of user content. This issue affects: Western Digital WD Discovery WD Discovery Desktop App versions prior to 4.4.396 on Mac; WD Discovery Desktop App versions prior to 4.4.396 on Windows.
Affected products2
From the CVE record. A product or version that is not listed is unknown, not unaffected.
- Western Digital · WD Discoveryfrom WD Discovery Desktop App before 4.4.396
- Western Digital · WD Discoveryfrom WD Discovery Desktop App before 4.4.396
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- Exploitation
- Unlikely (under 1%). EPSS under 1%, or no score yet.
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Public check
- No public nuclei template
- Weakness
- Use of Weak Hash · Cryptography
- Vendor
- Western Digital
- Published
- September 2022
CoverageNo articles yet
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