Lenovo Veriface Iii improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Lenovo Veriface Iii. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in improper authentication. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2009-0655. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Lenovo Veriface Iii. This affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Lenovo Veriface III allows physically proximate attackers to login to a Windows account by presenting a "plain image" of the authorized user.

The weakness was disclosed 02/20/2009 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2009-0655 since 02/20/2009. An attack has to be approached locally. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

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 databases at X-Force (48961) and SecurityFocus (BID 32700†). The entries VDB-46679 and VDB-46678 are pretty similar. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: No

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Status: Unproven

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12/08/2008 🔍
02/20/2009 +74 days 🔍
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03/17/2015 +2216 days 🔍
10/29/2018 +1322 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: lenovo.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2009-0655 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2009-0655
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-46677
X-Force: 48961 - Lenovo Veriface III plain image unauthorized access
SecurityFocus: 32700 - Multiple Laptops Face Recognition Authentication Bypass Vulnerability

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/17/2015 16:11
Updated: 10/29/2018 06:20
Changes: 03/17/2015 16:11 (47), 10/29/2018 06:20 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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