CVE-2015-7269

Description

Seagate ST500LT015 hard disk drives, when operating in eDrive mode on Lenovo ThinkPad W541 laptops with BIOS 2.21, allow physically proximate attackers to bypass self-encrypting drive (SED) protection by attaching a second SATA connector to exposed pins, maintaining an alternate power source, and attaching the data cable to another machine, aka a "Hot Unplug Attack."

Category

4.2
CVSS
Severity: Medium
CVSS 3.0 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.06%
Third-Party Advisory blackhat.com Third-Party Advisory infoworld.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://www.infoworld.com/article/3004913/encryption/self-encrypting-drives-are-hardly-any-better-than-software-based-encryption.html third party advisory technical description
https://www.blackhat.com/docs/eu-15/materials/eu-15-Boteanu-Bypassing-Self-Encrypting-Drives-SED-In-Enterprise-Environments-wp.pdf third party advisory technical description

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-7269?
CVE-2015-7269 has been scored as a medium severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-7269?
To fix CVE-2015-7269, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-7269 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-7269 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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