VDB-127018 · CVE-2018-12037 · BID 105840

Samsung Crucial MX300 ATA High Mode cryptographic issue

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as critical has been found in Samsung 840 EVO, 850 EVO, T3, T5, Crucial MX100, Crucial MX200 and Crucial MX300. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component ATA High Mode. Executing a manipulation can lead to cryptographic issue. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2018-12037. The physical device can be targeted for the attack. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Samsung 840 EVO, 850 EVO, T3, T5, Crucial MX100, Crucial MX200 and Crucial MX300. This vulnerability affects an unknown part of the component ATA High Mode. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issue vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-310. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

An issue was discovered on Samsung 840 EVO and 850 EVO devices (only in "ATA high" mode, not vulnerable in "TCG" or "ATA max" mode), Samsung T3 and T5 portable drives, and Crucial MX100, MX200 and MX300 devices. Absence of a cryptographic link between the password and the Disk Encryption Key allows attackers with privileged access to SSD firmware full access to encrypted data.

The bug was discovered 11/06/2018. The weakness was presented 11/20/2018 (Website). The advisory is available at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability was named CVE-2018-12037 since 06/07/2018. The exploitation appears to be difficult. Local access is required to approach this attack. No form of authentication is required for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1600 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 14 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.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 105840†). See VDB-127019 for similar entry. If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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Class: Cryptographic issue
CWE: CWE-310
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
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06/07/2018 🔍
11/06/2018 +152 days 🔍
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11/20/2018 +14 days 🔍
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11/21/2018 +1 days 🔍
04/14/2020 +510 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: samsung.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2018-12037 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2018-12037
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-127018
SecurityFocus: 105840 - Self-Encrypting Drives CVE-2018-12037 Local Security Bypass Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 11/21/2018 12:11
Updated: 04/14/2020 09:41
Changes: 11/21/2018 12:11 (58), 04/14/2020 09:41 (4)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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