CVE-2022-26943

Weak PRNG entropy source used for authentication challenge generation in Motorola MTM5000

Published Oct 19, 2023 CVSS 3.1 · 8.8 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Motorola MTM5000 series firmwares generate TETRA authentication challenges using a PRNG using a tick count register as its sole entropy source. Low boottime entropy and limited re-seeding of the pool renders the authentication challenge vulnerable to two attacks. First, due to the limited boottime pool entropy, an adversary can derive the contents of the entropy pool by an exhaustive search of possible values, based on an observed authentication challenge. Second, an adversary can use knowledge of the entropy pool to predict authentication challenges. As such, the unit is vulnerable to CVE-2022-24400.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2022-31488 The Motorola MTM5000 series firmwares generate TETRA authentication challenges using a PRNG using a tick count register as its sole entropy source. Low boottime entropy and limited re-seeding of the pool renders the authentication challenge vulnerable to two attacks. First, due to the limited boottime pool entropy, an adversary can derive the contents of the entropy pool by an exhaustive search of possible values, based on an observed authentication challenge. Second, an adversary can use knowledge of the entropy pool to predict authentication challenges. As such, the unit is vulnerable to CVE-2022-24400.
References
Link Providers
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History
Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Motorola mtm5000 Series Firmware
CPEs cpe:2.3:h:motorola:mtm5000_series_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Motorola mtm5000 Series Firmware
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
NCSC-NL
Published
Updated
Aug 3, 2024, 5:18 AM
Reserved
Mar 11, 2022, 10:19 PM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 19, 2023, 10:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:36 AM