CVE-2015-7269

Published: Nov 27, 2017Modified: May 13, 2026

4.2

Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Exploitability: 0.5 / Impact: 3.6

Source: NVD

Description

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."

Affected (1)

Products: Seagate: St500lt015 Firmware

1 product

St500lt015 Firmware

Configuration A

1 vulnerable · 1 platform

Vulnerable Software	Affected Versions
Seagate St500lt015 Firmware	All versions

Running on/with	Platform Versions
Seagate St500lt015	All versions

Related CWEs

References (4)

https://www.blackhat.com/docs/eu-15/materials/eu-15-Boteanu-Bypassing-Self-Encrypting-Drives-SED-In-Enterprise-Environments-wp.pdf

Source: cret@cert.org

Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

https://www.infoworld.com/article/3004913/encryption/self-encrypting-drives-are-hardly-any-better-than-software-based-encryption.html

Source: cret@cert.org

Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

https://www.blackhat.com/docs/eu-15/materials/eu-15-Boteanu-Bypassing-Self-Encrypting-Drives-SED-In-Enterprise-Environments-wp.pdf

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

https://www.infoworld.com/article/3004913/encryption/self-encrypting-drives-are-hardly-any-better-than-software-based-encryption.html

Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

Technical DescriptionThird Party Advisory

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