CVE-2011-5117 Race condition in n/a
Physically proximate attackers can bypass full-disk encryption by exploiting a race condition in credential removal timing.
- 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-2011-5117?
CVE-2011-5117 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 24 Aug 2012. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Sophos SafeGuard Enterprise Device Encryption 5.x through 5.50.8.13, Sophos SafeGuard Easy Device Encryption Client 5.50.x, and Sophos Disk Encryption 5.50.x have a delay before removal of (1) out-of-date credentials and (2) invalid credentials, which allows physically proximate attackers to defeat the full-disk encryption feature by leveraging knowledge of these credentials.
Weakness: CWE-362
Which versions are affected by CVE-2011-5117?
It affects 3 products.
Products include Sophos Disk Encryption, Sophos Safeguard Easy Device Encryption Client, Sophos Safeguard Enterprise Device Encryption.
How do I fix CVE-2011-5117?
No fix has been published for CVE-2011-5117 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2011-5117 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2011-5117 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-r9fg-3g6m-68g9.