CVE-2010-0221

N/A Unknown
Published: January 07, 2010 Modified: April 23, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=6655
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://it.slashdot.org/story/10/01/05/1734242/
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0%2C1000000189%2C39963327%2C00.htm
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023410
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/NIST-certified-USB-Flash-drives-with-hardware-encryption-cracked-895308.html
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.kingston.com/driveupdate/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit
http://www.syss.de/fileadmin/ressources/040_veroeffentlichungen/dokumente/SySS_knackt_Kingston_USB-Stick.pdf
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.syss.de/index.php?id=108&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=528&cHash=8d16fa63d9
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0080
Source: cve@mitre.org
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55477
Source: cve@mitre.org
https://www.ironkey.com/usb-flash-drive-flaw-exposed
Source: cve@mitre.org
http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=6655
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://it.slashdot.org/story/10/01/05/1734242/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0%2C1000000189%2C39963327%2C00.htm
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023410
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/NIST-certified-USB-Flash-drives-with-hardware-encryption-cracked-895308.html
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.kingston.com/driveupdate/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit
http://www.syss.de/fileadmin/ressources/040_veroeffentlichungen/dokumente/SySS_knackt_Kingston_USB-Stick.pdf
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.syss.de/index.php?id=108&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=528&cHash=8d16fa63d9
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0080
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55477
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
https://www.ironkey.com/usb-flash-drive-flaw-exposed
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

22 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
0.1%
23th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-264

Affected Vendors

kingston

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