Resonant-Frequency Attack: Denial of Service Vulnerability in Seagate STDT4000100 5400 RPM Hard Drives

CVE-2022-38392 · MEDIUM Severity

CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H

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.

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