Vulnerability in Seagate St500lt015
CVE-2015-7269
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."
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.2 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.003 (23.6th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 24th percentile — 23.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.003 · newest: 0.003 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.infoworld.com/article/3004913/encryption/self-encrypting-drives-are-hardly-… (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory)
- www.blackhat.com/docs/eu-15/materials/eu-15-Boteanu-Bypassing-Self-Encrypting-D… (Technical Description, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2015-7269?
- CVE-2015-7269 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Seagate St500lt015, classified under CWE-254. CVSS score: 4.2/10. Published 2017-11-27.
- How severe is CVE-2015-7269?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.2 out of 10.