# 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 den

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AC:L/AV:P/A:H/C:N/I:N/PR:N/S:C/UI:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Published: 2022-08-17 · Updated: 2024-08-03

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

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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## References

- https://devblogs.microsoft.com/oldnewthing/20220816-00/?p=106994
- https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nSvu9IDUjZw&t=416s
- https://www.seagate.com/support/security/

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