VDB-109991 · CVE-2015-7269 · GCVE-0-2015-7269

Seagate ST500LT015 SED 7pk security

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Seagate ST500LT015. It has been rated as critical. This affects an unknown part of the component SED. The manipulation leads to 7pk security. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2015-7269. It is possible to launch the attack on the physical device. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Seagate ST500LT015 (version unknown). This issue affects an unknown function of the component SED. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a 7pk security vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-254. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Seagate ST500LT015 hard disk drives, when operating in eDrive mode on Lenovo ThinkPad W541 laptops with BIOS 2.21, allow physically proximate attackers to bypass self-encrypting drive (SED) protection by attaching a second SATA connector to exposed pins, maintaining an alternate power source, and attaching the data cable to another machine, aka a "Hot Unplug Attack."

The bug was discovered 09/18/2015. The weakness was released 11/27/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at blackhat.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2015-7269 since 09/18/2015. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1211 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 801 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-109989 and VDB-109990. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

Seagate

Name

ST500LT015

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.5

VulDB Base Score: 6.8
VulDB Temp Score: 6.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: 7pk security
CWE: CWE-254
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

09/18/2015 🔍
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11/27/2017 +801 days 🔍
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11/28/2017 +1 days 🔍
12/10/2019 +742 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: blackhat.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2015-7269 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2015-7269
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-109991
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/28/2017 07:41
Updated: 12/10/2019 19:06
Changes: 11/28/2017 07:41 (57), 12/10/2019 19:06 (1)
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