Vulnerability in Amazonbasics Firmware
CVE-2016-6257
The firmware in Lenovo Ultraslim dongles, as used with Lenovo Liteon SK-8861, Ultraslim Wireless, and Silver Silk keyboards and Liteon ZTM600 and Ultraslim Wireless mice, does not enforce incrementing AES counters, which allows remote attackers to inject encrypted keyboard input into the system by leveraging proximity to the dongle, aka a "KeyJack injection attack."
Vulnerability class: POODLE (CVE-2014-3566)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.010 (62.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 62nd percentile — 62.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.010 · newest: 0.010 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.bastille.net/research/vulnerabilities/keyjack (Third Party Advisory)
- support.lenovo.com/product_security/len_7267 (Vendor Advisory)
- www.securityfocus.com/bid/92179 (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry)
- github.com/BastilleResearch/keyjack/blob/master/doc/advisories/bastille-13.leno… (Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-6257?
- CVE-2016-6257 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Amazonbasics Firmware, classified under Cryptographic Issues. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2016-08-02.
- How severe is CVE-2016-6257?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.