CVE-2022-0823 (GCVE-0-2022-0823)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2022-06-07 01:10 – Updated: 2024-08-02 23:40
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Summary
An improper control of interaction frequency vulnerability in Zyxel GS1200 series switches could allow a local attacker to guess the password by using a timing side-channel attack.
Severity
6.2 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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