Multiple Laptops Face Recognition Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

BID:32700

Info

Multiple Laptops Face Recognition Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Bugtraq ID: 32700
Class: Access Validation Error
CVE: CVE-2009-0655
CVE-2009-0656
CVE-2009-0657
Remote: No
Local: Yes
Published: Dec 08 2008 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 05 2009 09:26PM
Credit: Nhat Minh, Nguyen Minh Duc, Bui Quang Minh and Le Minh Hung
Vulnerable: Toshiba Face Recognition 2.0.2.32
Lenovo Veriface III
Asus SmartLogon 1.0.6
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Multiple Laptops Face Recognition Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Face-recognition applications for multiple laptops are prone to an authentication-bypass vulnerability.

An attacker can exploit this issue to gain unauthorized access to the affected device.

This issue affects the following applications:

Lenovo Veriface III
Asus SmartLogon 1.0.0005
Toshiba Face Recognition 2.0.2.32

Exploit / POC

Multiple Laptops Face Recognition Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

An attacker can exploit this issue by placing a picture of a legitimate user in front of a web camera.

The following proof-of-concept video demonstrates this issue:

http://security.bkis.vn/Proof-of-concept/Face_Recognition/FaceRecognitionBypassing_DemoVideo.wmv

Solution / Fix

Multiple Laptops Face Recognition Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

Solution:
Currently we are not aware of any vendor-supplied patches. If you feel we are in error or if you are aware of more recent information, please mail us at: [email protected].

References

Multiple Laptops Face Recognition Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

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