PT-2019-13445 · Hid Global · Hid Global Digitalpersona U.Are.U 4500 Fingerprint Reader

Published

2019-07-15

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Updated

2020-08-24

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CVE-2019-13604

CVSS v3.1

5.9

Medium

VectorAV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions HID Global DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch) U.are.U 4500 Fingerprint Reader version 24
Description The issue concerns a short key used for obfuscating fingerprint images, which is susceptible to brute-force attacks. An attacker can exploit this to recover the key and subsequently decrypt the fingerprint image, leading to a leak of sensitive biometric information.
Recommendations For version 24, update to a newer version that addresses the short key vulnerability to prevent brute-force attacks and potential biometric data leaks.

Exploit

Fix

Use of a Broken Cryptographic Algorithm

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Weakness Enumeration

Related Identifiers

CVE-2019-13604

Affected Products

Hid Global Digitalpersona U.Are.U 4500 Fingerprint Reader