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    CVE-2010-0221

    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.

    Published:Jan 7, 2010
    Last Modified:Apr 23, 2026
    EPS:Jan 7, 2010
    EPSS Score:0.0008
    CVSS Score:2.1

    Affected Products

    Vendor
    Kingston
    Product
    Datatraveler Blackbox
    Vendor
    Kingston
    Product
    Datatraveler Elite
    Vendor
    Kingston
    Product
    Datatraveler Secure

    Exploits

    http://www.kingston.com/driveupdate/http://www.kingston.com/driveupdate/

    Common Weakness Enumeration

    No CWE recorded yet

    Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

    No CAPEC recorded yet

    References

    http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=6655
    http://it.slashdot.org/story/10/01/05/1734242/
    http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0%2C1000000189%2C39963327%2C00.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%5Btt_news%5D=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
    http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=6655
    http://it.slashdot.org/story/10/01/05/1734242/
    http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0%2C1000000189%2C39963327%2C00.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%5Btt_news%5D=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

    Common Vulnerability Scoring System

    Attack Vector
    Network
    Adjacent
    Local
    Physical
    Privileges Required
    None
    Low
    High
    User Interaction
    None
    Required
    Scope
    Unchanged
    Changed
    Confidentiality
    None
    Low
    High
    Integrity
    None
    Low
    High
    Availability
    None
    Low
    High