CVE-2019-13603 Information

Description

An issue was discovered in the HID Global DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch) U.are.U 4500 Fingerprint Reader Windows Biometric Framework driver 5.0.0.5. It has a statically coded initialization vector to encrypt a user’s fingerprint image resulting in weak encryption of that. This in combination with retrieving an encrypted fingerprint image and encryption key (through another vulnerability) allows an attacker to obtain a user’s fingerprint image.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Reference

https://github.com/sungjungk/fp-scanner-hacking https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Grirez2xeas https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wEXJDyEOatM

Attack Complexity

HIGH

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

HIGH

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

5.9