PT-2016-6808 · Lenovo · Lenovo Ultraslim Dongles

Marc Newlin · Published 2016-08-02 · Updated 2021-04-22 · CVE-2016-6257

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

6.5

Medium

Base vector

AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Lenovo Ultraslim dongles (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue concerns the firmware in Lenovo Ultraslim dongles, which does not properly enforce incrementing AES counters. This allows remote attackers to inject encrypted keyboard input into the system by leveraging proximity to the dongle, a type of attack known as a "KeyJack injection attack."

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-310

Related Identifiers

CVE-2016-6257

Affected Products

Lenovo Ultraslim Dongles

References · 6

• https://support.lenovo.com/product_security/len_7267 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-6257 · Security Note
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2016-6257 · Vendor Advisory
• https://github.com/BastilleResearch/keyjack/blob/master/doc/advisories/bastille-13.lenovo-ultraslim.public.txt · Note
• https://bastille.net/research/vulnerabilities/keyjack · Note
• http://securityfocus.com/bid/92179 · Note