CVE-2019-12813 Weak cryptography in n/a
An attacker can decrypt fingerprint images by sniffing cleartext keys and salts during transfer to the driver, compromising biometric data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2019-12813?
CVE-2019-12813 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 13 Jun 2019. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered in Digital Persona U.are.U 4500 Fingerprint Reader v24. The key and salt used for obfuscating the fingerprint image exhibit cleartext when the fingerprint scanner device transfers a fingerprint image to the driver. An attacker who sniffs an encrypted fingerprint image can easily decrypt that image using the key and salt.
Weakness: CWE-319
Which versions are affected by CVE-2019-12813?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Crossmatch Digital Persona U.are.u 4500 Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2019-12813?
No fix has been published for CVE-2019-12813 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2019-12813 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2019-12813 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-q63x-55rg-p2jm.