CVE-2010-0221

Kingston DataTraveler BlackBox (DTBB), DataTraveler Secure Privacy Edition (DTSP), and DataTraveler Elite Privacy Edition (DTEP) USB flash drives validate passwords with a program running on the host computer rather than the device hardware, which allows physically proximate attackers to access the cleartext drive contents via a modified program.

Score

CVSS 2.0 2.1 Low

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2010-01-07

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected products

• Datatraveler Blackbox (Kingston)
• Datatraveler Elite (Kingston)
• Datatraveler Secure (Kingston)

References

• http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=6655
• http://it.slashdot.org/story/10/01/05/1734242/
• http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0%2C1000000189%2C39963327%2C00.htm
• http://securitytracker.com/id?1023410
• http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/NIST-certified-USB-Flash-drives-with-hardware-encryption-cracked-895308.html
• http://www.kingston.com/driveupdate/
• http://www.syss.de/fileadmin/ressources/040_veroeffentlichungen/dokumente/SySS_knackt_Kingston_USB-Stick.pdf
• http://www.syss.de/index.php?id=108&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=528&cHash=8d16fa63d9
• http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0080
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55477
• https://www.ironkey.com/usb-flash-drive-flaw-exposed