Medium severity5.9NVD Advisory· Published Jul 16, 2019· Updated Jun 17, 2026
CVE-2019-13603
CVE-2019-13603
Description
An issue was discovered in the HID Global DigitalPersona (formerly Crossmatch) U.are.U 4500 Fingerprint Reader Windows Biometric Framework driver 5.0.0.5. It has a statically coded initialization vector to encrypt a user's fingerprint image, resulting in weak encryption of that. This, in combination with retrieving an encrypted fingerprint image and encryption key (through another vulnerability), allows an attacker to obtain a user's fingerprint image.
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Affected products
2- HID Global/DigitalPersona Fingerprint Readerdescription
- Range: = 5.0.0.5
Patches
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References
2- www.youtube.com/watchnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
- www.youtube.com/watchnvdExploitThird Party Advisory
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