CVE-2010-0223 Security feature bypass in n/a

Low 2.1 Published Updated

Physically proximate attackers can bypass password protection on Kingston USB drives by replaying captured keys to access cleartext data.

Exploited in the wild
Not known
Login needed
Not needed
Attackable
Local or same network only
Victim action needed
Not needed
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2010-0223?

CVE-2010-0223 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jan 2010. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

Official description

Kingston DataTraveler BlackBox (DTBB), DataTraveler Secure Privacy Edition (DTSP), and DataTraveler Elite Privacy Edition (DTEP) USB flash drives do not prevent password replay attacks, which allows physically proximate attackers to access the cleartext drive contents by providing a key that was captured in a USB data stream at an earlier time.

Weakness: CWE-264

Which versions are affected by CVE-2010-0223?

It affects 3 products.

Products include Kingston Datatraveler Blackbox, Kingston Datatraveler Elite, Kingston Datatraveler Secure.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0223?

No fix has been published for CVE-2010-0223 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2010-0223 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2010-0223 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-pc5r-gv46-hg46.

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