{"id":"CVE-2017-16242","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2017-16242","generatedAt":"2026-10-28T22:12:27.601Z","title":"The fingerprint authentication requirement for data access can be bypassed.","description":"An issue was discovered on MECO USB Memory Stick with Fingerprint MECOZiolsamDE601 devices. The fingerprint authentication requirement for data access can be bypassed. An attacker with physical access can send a static packet to a serial port exposed on the PCB to unlock the key and get access to the data without possessing the required fingerprint.","published":"2018-03-22T15:29:00.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-17T01:09:02.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"3.0","score":6.8,"severity":"MEDIUM","vector":"CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H"},"cwe":["CWE-287"],"affected":["meco/usb memory stick with fingerprint firwmare"],"epss":{"score":0.00501,"percentile":0.42684,"date":"2026-10-27","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"low","text":"Lower severity and a low EPSS score (0.50%). Track it; it rarely justifies an emergency change on its own."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"https://gist.github.com/audebert/ef6e206a27ededd1386cff48604e9335","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.blackhat.com/docs/us-17/thursday/us-17-Picod-Attacking-Encrypted-USB-Keys-The-Hard%28ware%29-Way.pdf","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.blackhat.com/us-17/briefings/schedule/index.html#attacking-encrypted-usb-keys-the-hardware-way-7443","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://www.elie.net/talk/attacking-encrypted-usb-keys-the-hardware-way","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://gist.github.com/audebert/ef6e206a27ededd1386cff48604e9335","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.blackhat.com/docs/us-17/thursday/us-17-Picod-Attacking-Encrypted-USB-Keys-The-Hard%28ware%29-Way.pdf","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.blackhat.com/us-17/briefings/schedule/index.html#attacking-encrypted-usb-keys-the-hardware-way-7443","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://www.elie.net/talk/attacking-encrypted-usb-keys-the-hardware-way","tags":["Third Party Advisory"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2017-16242","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}