CVE-2010-0221 Information

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.

Reference

http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=6655 http://it.slashdot.org/story/10/01/05/1734242/ http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/010000001893996332700.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