CVE-2010-0222

Kingston DataTraveler BlackBox (DTBB), DataTraveler Secure Privacy Edition (DTSP), and DataTraveler Elite Privacy Edition (DTEP) USB flash drives use a fixed 256-bit key for obtaining access to the cleartext drive contents, which makes it easier for physically proximate attackers to read or modify data by determining and providing this key.

Score

CVSS 2.0 4.6 Medium

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2010-01-07

Last modified

2024-08-07

Weaknesses

CWE-310

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://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://www.ironkey.com/usb-flash-drive-flaw-exposed