Vulnerabilities > CVE-2019-18673 - Information Exposure Through Discrepancy vulnerability in Shiftcrypto Bitbox02

047910
CVSS 4.6 - MEDIUM
Attack vector
PHYSICAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
NONE
Availability impact
NONE
low complexity
shiftcrypto
CWE-203

Summary

On SHIFT BitBox02 devices, a side channel for the row-based OLED display was found. The power consumption of each row-based display cycle depends on the number of illuminated pixels, allowing a partial recovery of display contents. For example, a hardware implant in the USB cable might be able to leverage this behavior to recover confidential secrets such as the PIN and BIP39 mnemonic. Note: BIP39 secrets are not displayed by default on this device. The side channel is relevant only if the attacker has enough control over the device's USB connection to make power-consumption measurements at a time when secret data is displayed. The side channel is not relevant in other circumstances, such as a stolen device that is not currently displaying secret data.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Hardware
Shiftcrypto
1

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)