CVE-2019-13603

Published Jul 16, 2019 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 1.1% KEV · Not listed
Description
An issue was discovered in the HID Global DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch) U.are.U 4500 Fingerprint Reader Windows Biometric Framework driver 5.0.0.5. It has a statically coded initialization vector to encrypt a user's fingerprint image, resulting in weak encryption of that. This, in combination with retrieving an encrypted fingerprint image and encryption key (through another vulnerability), allows an attacker to obtain a user's fingerprint image.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2019-5042 An issue was discovered in the HID Global DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch) U.are.U 4500 Fingerprint Reader Windows Biometric Framework driver 5.0.0.5. It has a statically coded initialization vector to encrypt a user's fingerprint image, resulting in weak encryption of that. This, in combination with retrieving an encrypted fingerprint image and encryption key (through another vulnerability), allows an attacker to obtain a user's fingerprint image.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 11:57 PM
Reserved
Jul 14, 2019, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jul 16, 2019, 5:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 2:17 AM