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CVE-2019-18618

Published: Jul 22, 2020Updated: Nov 21, 2024 Sources: CVE List NVDNVD-CWE-noinfo
NVD MITRE
6.0CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.5%
Top 62.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

Description

Incorrect access control in the firmware of Synaptics VFS75xx family fingerprint sensors that include external flash (all versions prior to 2019-11-15) allows a local administrator or physical attacker to compromise the confidentiality of sensor data via injection of an unverified partition table.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:LAC:LPR:HUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:N
Exploitability
AV:LAttack Vector
Local
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:HPrivileges Required
High
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Products

n/an/a
vfs75xx firmwaresynaptics
Embedded
Hardware Firmware / cpu-gpu
thinkpad 25 firmwarelenovoHardware Firmware
thankpad a475 firmwarelenovoHardware Firmware
thankpad a485 firmwarelenovoHardware Firmware
synapticscommercialUSHardware Firmwareaka synaptics fingerprint driver, fingerprint driver, vfs75xx firmware
lenovocommercialCNHardware Firmwareaka lenovo group
and 129 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

Official Patch Available

References

https://www.synaptics.com/company/blog/
synaptics.com
https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-31372
support.lenovo.com
https://www.synaptics.com/sites/default/files/fingerprint-sensor-VFS7500-security-brief-2020-07-14.pdf
synaptics.com
and 1 more references View all →

Timeline

Published
Jul 22, 2020
Last Updated
Nov 21, 2024

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