CVE-2010-0221

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Summary

CVECVE-2010-0221
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2010-01-07 19:30:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:05:00 UTC
DescriptionKingston 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-264

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Kingston Datatraveler Blackbox All All All All
Hardware Kingston Datatraveler Blackbox All All All All
Hardware Kingston Datatraveler Elite All All privacy All
Hardware Kingston Datatraveler Elite All All privacy All
Hardware Kingston Datatraveler Secure All All privacy All
Hardware Kingston Datatraveler Secure All All privacy All

References

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Slashdot IT Story | Encryption Cracked On NIST-Certified Flash Drives MISC it.slashdot.org
Encryption busted on NIST-certified Kingston, SanDisk and Verbatim USB flash drives | Hardware 2.0 | ZDNet.com MISC blogs.zdnet.com
Kingston DataTraveler USB Flash Drive Password Validation Flaw Lets Local Users Bypass Access Controls - SecurityTracker SECTRACK securitytracker.com
news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0%2C1000000189%2C39963327%2C00.htm news.zdnet.co.uk
Webmail : Solution de messagerie professionnelle - OVHcloud- OVH VUPEN www.vupen.com Vendor Advisory
Fehler 404 - Seite nicht gefunden MISC www.syss.de
news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39963327,00.htm MISC news.zdnet.co.uk
Fehler 404 www.syss.de
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
404 Not Found MISC www.kingston.com Exploit
NIST-certified USB Flash drives with hardware encryption cracked - The H Security: News and Features MISC www.h-online.com
Fehler 404 MISC www.syss.de
USB Vulnerabilities Exploited | IronKey MISC www.ironkey.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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