CVE-2022-38392
A certain 5400 RPM OEM hard drive, as shipped with laptop PCs in approximately 2005, allows...
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Physical
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-38392- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:P/A:H/C:N/I:N/PR:N/S:C/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2022-40978
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.
- Record
EUVD-2022-40978- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:P/A:H/C:N/I:N/PR:N/S:C/UI:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-4355-8x7v-vfpv
A certain 5400 RPM OEM hard drive, as shipped with laptop PCs in approximately 2005, allows...
A certain 5400 RPM OEM hard drive, as shipped with laptop PCs in approximately 2005, allows 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.
- Record
GHSA-4355-8x7v-vfpv- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2022-38392- CVSS 3.1
- 5.3 Medium
CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2022-38392 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.3) in * 5400rmp Oem Harddrive, published August 17, 2022. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.46%, the 40th percentile. No source names a fixed version.