CVE Vulnerabilities

CVE-2018-12038

Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Published: Nov 20, 2018 | Modified: Nov 21, 2024
CVSS 3.x
4.2
MEDIUM
Source:
NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.x
1.9 LOW
AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
RedHat/V2
RedHat/V3
Ubuntu

An issue was discovered on Samsung 840 EVO devices. Vendor-specific commands may allow access to the disk-encryption key.

Weakness

The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval.

Affected Software

Name Vendor Start Version End Version
840_evo_firmware Samsung - (including) - (including)

Potential Mitigations

References