# CVE-2022-29173: GO-2022-0444 - Version rollback attack in github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2022-29173-improper-validation-of-integrity-check-value-in-go-tuf  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2022-07-01  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2022-29173 · Severity: low · CVSS 3.1 · Published 2022-07-01

Version rollback attack in github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf

Technologies: [github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf (Go)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/github-com-theupdateframework-go-tuf). Vendors: [Go](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/go).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2022-29173 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2022-29173 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2022-29173?** Low severity, with a CVSS score of 3.1, published 1 July 2022.

**Which products and versions are affected?** github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.3.0.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2022-29173?** Yes. github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf (Go): upgrade to 0.3.0 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**Am I affected by CVE-2022-29173?** Check whether you run github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf (Go) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf (Go): upgrade to 0.3.0 or later

  ```sh
  go get github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf@v0.3.0
  ```


## Affected products

- github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf (Go) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=0.3.0

## Identifiers

- CVE-2022-29173
- GHSA-66x3-6cw3-v5gj
- GO-2022-0444

## Related threats

- [GO-2022-1004 - Improper handling of keys in github.com/theupdateframework/go-tuf](https://junglewise.ai/threats/go-2022-1004-improper-handling-of-keys-in-github-com-theupdateframework-dae55071)
- [The Update Framework go-tuf signature threshold bypass via duplicate Key IDs](https://junglewise.ai/threats/the-update-framework-go-tuf-signature-threshold-bypass-via-duplicate-8e445fe3)