CVE-2004-1038
- State
- Published
- Severity
- Not scored
- Published
- Nov 16, 2004
- Updated
- Aug 8, 2024
- Reserved
- Nov 16, 2004
Description
A design error in the IEEE1394 specification allows attackers with physical access to a device to read and write to sensitive memory using a modified FireWire/IEEE 1394 client, thus bypassing intended restrictions that would normally require greater degrees of physical access to exploit. NOTE: this was reported in 2008 to affect Windows Vista, but some Linux-based operating systems have protection mechanisms against this attack.
Scores
The record has no CVSS score.
Weaknesses
The record names no weakness.
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
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n/an/a |
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References
- http://pacsec.jp/advisories.html
- 20080310 RE: [Full-disclosure] Firewire Attack on Windows Vistamailing-list
- 20080305 RE: Firewire Attack on Windows Vistamailing-list
- 20080305 Firewire Attack on Windows Vistamailing-list
- http://it.slashdot.org/article.pl?sid=08/03/04/1258210
- 20041026 pacsec.jp advisory: Firewire/IEEE 1394 Considered Harmful to Physical Securitymailing-list
- 20080308 Re: [Full-disclosure] Firewire Attack on Windows Vistamailing-list
- firewire-ieee1394-interface-installed(18041)vdb-entry
- http://md.hudora.de/presentations/firewire/2005-firewire-cansecwest.pdf
- 20080308 RE: [Full-disclosure] Firewire Attack on Windows Vistamailing-list
- 20080307 Re: Firewire Attack on Windows Vistamailing-list
- 20080309 Re: [Full-disclosure] Firewire Attack on Windows Vistamailing-list
- http://www.sec-consult.com/fileadmin/Whitepapers/Vista_Physical_Attacks.pdf
- 20080306 Re: Firewire Attack on Windows Vistamailing-list
- 20080305 Re: Firewire Attack on Windows Vistamailing-list
- 20080306 RE: Firewire Attack on Windows Vistamailing-list
- 20080310 Re: [Full-disclosure] Firewire Attack on Windows Vistamailing-list
- http://storm.net.nz/static/files/ab_firewire_rux2k6-final.pdf
- http://storm.net.nz/projects/16
- http://www.theage.com.au/news/security/hack-into-a-windows-pc-no-password-needed/2008/03/04/1204402423638.html
- 20080309 Re: Firewire Attack on Windows Vistamailing-list
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