PT-2009-3298 · Toshiba · Toshiba Face Recognition

Published 2009-02-20 · Updated 2017-08-17 · CVE-2009-0657

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

6.9

Medium

Base vector

AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Toshiba Face Recognition version 2.0.2.32

Description The issue allows physically proximate attackers to obtain notebook access by presenting a large number of images for which the viewpoint and lighting have been modified to match a stored image of the authorized notebook user.

Recommendations For Toshiba Face Recognition version 2.0.2.32, consider temporarily restricting the use of the face recognition feature until a patch is available. As a mitigation measure, restrict physical access to the notebook to minimize the risk of exploitation.

Fix

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-255

Related Identifiers

CVE-2009-0657

Affected Products

Toshiba Face Recognition

References · 7

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2009-0657 · Security Note
• http://blackhat.com/presentations/bh-dc-09/Nguyen/BlackHat-DC-09-Nguyen-Face-not-your-password.pdf · Note
• http://blackhat.com/html/bh-dc-09/bh-dc-09-archives.html#Nguyen · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/32700 · Note
• http://security.bkis.vn/?p=292 · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/498997 · Note
• https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/48963 · Note