CVEvulnerability
CVE-2017-16242
6.8 MEDIUM
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2018-03-22
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
- 6.8 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287
Description
An 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.
Affected configurations
• meco usb memory stick with fingerprint firwmare
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication weakness
References
- https://gist.github.com/audebert/ef6e206a27ededd1386cff48604e9335 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.blackhat.com/docs/us-17/thursday/us-17-Picod-Attacking-Encrypted-USB-Keys-The-Hard%28ware%29-Way.pdf www.blackhat.com
- https://www.blackhat.com/us-17/briefings/schedule/index.html#attacking-encrypted-usb-keys-the-hardware-way-7443 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.elie.net/talk/attacking-encrypted-usb-keys-the-hardware-way Third Party Advisory
- https://gist.github.com/audebert/ef6e206a27ededd1386cff48604e9335 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.blackhat.com/docs/us-17/thursday/us-17-Picod-Attacking-Encrypted-USB-Keys-The-Hard%28ware%29-Way.pdf www.blackhat.com
- https://www.blackhat.com/us-17/briefings/schedule/index.html#attacking-encrypted-usb-keys-the-hardware-way-7443 Third Party Advisory
- https://www.elie.net/talk/attacking-encrypted-usb-keys-the-hardware-way Third Party Advisory