Vulnerability CVE-2010-0221
Published: 2010-01-07   Modified: 2012-02-13

Description:
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.

Type:

CWE-264

 (Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls)

CVSS2 => (AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N)

CVSS Base Score
Impact Subscore
Exploitability Subscore
2.1/10
2.9/10
3.9/10
Exploit range
Attack complexity
Authentication
Local
Low
No required
Confidentiality impact
Integrity impact
Availability impact
Partial
None
None
Affected software
Kingston -> Datatraveler blackbox 
Kingston -> Datatraveler elite 
Kingston -> Datatraveler secure 

 References:
http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=6655
http://it.slashdot.org/story/10/01/05/1734242/
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0,1000000189,39963327,00.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[tt_news]=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
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