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CVE-2010-0221

Published: Jan 7, 2010Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-264
2.1LOW
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 61.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
1 Known
Remediation
Patch Available
Self-Check
Not available

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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CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LAu:NC:PI:NA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAccess Vector
Local
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:NIntegrity
None
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-264

Affected Products

kingston
commercial·US
datatraveler blackboxEmbedded
Hardware Firmware / storage-nas
datatraveler eliteEmbedded
Hardware Firmware / storage-nas
datatraveler secureEmbedded
Hardware Firmware / storage-nas
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

1 exploit source identified

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References

http://www.kingston.com/driveupdate/
kingston.com
http://www.syss.de/index.php?id=108&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=528&cHash=8d16fa63d9
syss.de
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023410
securitytracker.com
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