What is the severity of CVE-2010-0224?

CVE-2010-0224 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the ease with which attackers can exploit it.

How do I fix CVE-2010-0224?

To mitigate CVE-2010-0224, consider using USB drives that have built-in hardware encryption instead of relying on software for password validation.

Who is affected by CVE-2010-0224?

Users of SanDisk Cruzer Enterprise USB flash drives are directly affected by CVE-2010-0224.

What types of attacks are possible due to CVE-2010-0224?

CVE-2010-0224 allows attackers with physical access to potentially gain unauthorized access to the data stored on the affected USB drives.

Is CVE-2010-0224 a hardware or software vulnerability?

CVE-2010-0224 is primarily a software vulnerability, as it involves the password validation process executed on the host computer instead of the hardware.

Vulnerability/
CVE-2010-0224

medium

4.6

CWE

255

7/1/2010

7/8/2024

CVE-2010-0224

First published: Thu Jan 07 2010(Updated: )

SanDisk Cruzer Enterprise 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.

Credit: cve@mitre.org cve@mitre.org

Affected Software	Affected Version	How to fix
SanDisk Cruzer Enterprise USB

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0224?
CVE-2010-0224 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the ease with which attackers can exploit it.
How do I fix CVE-2010-0224?
To mitigate CVE-2010-0224, consider using USB drives that have built-in hardware encryption instead of relying on software for password validation.
Who is affected by CVE-2010-0224?
Users of SanDisk Cruzer Enterprise USB flash drives are directly affected by CVE-2010-0224.
What types of attacks are possible due to CVE-2010-0224?
CVE-2010-0224 allows attackers with physical access to potentially gain unauthorized access to the data stored on the affected USB drives.
Is CVE-2010-0224 a hardware or software vulnerability?
CVE-2010-0224 is primarily a software vulnerability, as it involves the password validation process executed on the host computer instead of the hardware.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2010-0224?
CVE-2010-0224 is considered a high severity vulnerability due to the ease with which attackers can exploit it.
How do I fix CVE-2010-0224?
To mitigate CVE-2010-0224, consider using USB drives that have built-in hardware encryption instead of relying on software for password validation.
Who is affected by CVE-2010-0224?
Users of SanDisk Cruzer Enterprise USB flash drives are directly affected by CVE-2010-0224.
What types of attacks are possible due to CVE-2010-0224?
CVE-2010-0224 allows attackers with physical access to potentially gain unauthorized access to the data stored on the affected USB drives.
Is CVE-2010-0224 a hardware or software vulnerability?
CVE-2010-0224 is primarily a software vulnerability, as it involves the password validation process executed on the host computer instead of the hardware.