CVE-2017-16242

Summary

CVECVE-2017-16242
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2018-03-22 15:29:00 UTC
Updated2023-11-07 02:40:00 UTC
DescriptionAn issue was discovered on MECO USB Memory Stick with Fingerprint MECOZiolsamDE601 devices. The fingerprint authentication requirement for data access can be bypassed. An attacker with physical access can send a static packet to a serial port exposed on the PCB to unlock the key and get access to the data without possessing the required fingerprint.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-287

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Meco Usb Memory Stick With Fingerprint - All All All
Hardware Meco Usb Memory Stick With Fingerprint - All All All
Operating System Meco Usb Memory Stick With Fingerprint Firwmare - All All All
Operating System Meco Usb Memory Stick With Fingerprint Firwmare - All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.blackhat.com/docs/us-17/thursday/us-17-Picod-Attacking-Encrypted-USB-Keys-... MISC www.blackhat.com
Black Hat USA 2017 | Briefings Schedule MISC www.blackhat.com Third Party Advisory
www.blackhat.com/docs/us-17/thursday/us-17-Picod-Attacking-Encrypted-USB-Keys-... www.blackhat.com
Attacking encrypted USB keys the hard(ware) way - Black Hat USA 2017 MISC www.elie.net Third Party Advisory
CVE-2017-16242 · GitHub MISC gist.github.com Third Party Advisory
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

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