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CVE-2010-0221 Details

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 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=6655	CVE
http://it.slashdot.org/story/10/01/05/1734242/	CVE
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0%2C1000000189%2C39963327%2C00.htm	CVE
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023410	CVE
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55477	CVE
https://www.ironkey.com/usb-flash-drive-flaw-exposed	CVE
http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/NIST-certified-USB-Flash-drives-with-hardware-encryption-cracked-895308.html	CVE
http://www.kingston.com/driveupdate/	CVE	Exploit
http://www.syss.de/fileadmin/ressources/040_veroeffentlichungen/dokumente/SySS_knackt_Kingston_USB-Stick.pdf	CVE
http://www.syss.de/index.php?id=108&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=528&cHash=8d16fa63d9	CVE
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0080	CVE	Vendor Advisory
http://blogs.zdnet.com/hardware/?p=6655	[email protected]
http://it.slashdot.org/story/10/01/05/1734242/	[email protected]
http://news.zdnet.co.uk/security/0%2C1000000189%2C39963327%2C00.htm	[email protected]
http://securitytracker.com/id?1023410	[email protected]
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/55477	[email protected]
https://www.ironkey.com/usb-flash-drive-flaw-exposed	[email protected]
http://www.h-online.com/security/news/item/NIST-certified-USB-Flash-drives-with-hardware-encryption-cracked-895308.html	[email protected]
http://www.kingston.com/driveupdate/	[email protected]	Exploit
http://www.syss.de/fileadmin/ressources/040_veroeffentlichungen/dokumente/SySS_knackt_Kingston_USB-Stick.pdf	[email protected]
http://www.syss.de/index.php?id=108&tx_ttnews%5Btt_news%5D=528&cHash=8d16fa63d9	[email protected]
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2010/0080	[email protected]	Vendor Advisory

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Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-264	Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
kingston datatraveler blackbox	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:kingston:datatraveler_blackbox:::::::: Remediation No remediation found in references.
kingston datatraveler elite	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:kingston:datatraveler_elite:::privacy:::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
kingston datatraveler secure	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:kingston:datatraveler_secure:::privacy:::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

8 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 16, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Apr 23, 2026	Status Change	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 7, 2023	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 13, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Aug 17, 2017	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Jan 8, 2010	Initial Analysis	[email protected]

CVE-2010-0221 Details

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