CVE-1999-1174 Security feature bypass in n/a
Attackers with physical access can bypass password protection on Iomega ZIP drives by swapping disks during power-down cycles.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- A user has to click or open something
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-1999-1174?
CVE-1999-1174 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 12 Sep 2001. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Official description
ZIP drive for Iomega ZIP-100 disks allows attackers with physical access to the drive to bypass password protection by inserting a known disk with a known password, waiting for the ZIP drive to power down, manually replacing the known disk with the target disk, and using the known password to access the target disk.
Which versions are affected by CVE-1999-1174?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Iomega Zip 100 Mb Drive.
How do I fix CVE-1999-1174?
No fix has been published for CVE-1999-1174 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-1999-1174 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-1999-1174 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-x6rf-984m-fvfr.