Vulnerabilities > CVE-2015-7269 - 7PK - Security Features vulnerability in Seagate St500Lt015 Firmware

047910
CVSS 1.9 - LOW
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
MEDIUM
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
PARTIAL
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE

Summary

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."

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
OS
Seagate
1
Hardware
Seagate
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)