Brute-Force Vulnerability in HID Global DigitalPersona U.are.U 4500 Fingerprint Reader v24 Allows Key Recovery and Biometric Information Leak

CVE-2019-13604 · MEDIUM Severity

AV:N/AC:M/AU:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

There is a short key vulnerability in HID Global DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch) U.are.U 4500 Fingerprint Reader v24. The key for obfuscating the fingerprint image is vulnerable to brute-force attacks. This allows an attacker to recover the key and decrypt that image using the key. Successful exploitation causes a sensitive biometric information leak.

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