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JVNDB-2020-000025

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage software registers unquoted service paths

Overview

Some of Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage software registers Windows services with unquoted file paths (CWE-428).

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation reported this vulnerability to JPCERT/CC to notify users of its solution through JVN.
JPCERT/CC and TOSHIBA ELECTRONIC DEVICES & STORAGE CORPORATION coordinated under the Information Security Early Warning Partnership.
CVSS Severity (What is CVSS?)

CVSS V3 Severity:
Base Metrics 8.4 (High) [IPA Score]
  • Attack Vector: Local
  • Attack Complexity: Low
  • Privileges Required: None
  • User Interaction: None
  • Scope: Unchanged
  • Confidentiality Impact: High
  • Integrity Impact: High
  • Availability Impact: High
CVSS V2 Severity:
Base Metrics 4.6 (Medium) [IPA Score]
  • Access Vector: Local
  • Access Complexity: Low
  • Authentication: None
  • Confidentiality Impact: Partial
  • Integrity Impact: Partial
  • Availability Impact: Partial
Affected Products

HDD Password tool (for Windows) version 1.20.6620 and earlier which are stored in the devices listed below and were downloaded before 2020 May 10 are affected:

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
  • CANVIO PREMIUM 3TB HD-MB30TY
  • CANVIO PREMIUM 3TB HD-MA30TY
  • CANVIO PREMIUM 3TB HD-MB30TS
  • CANVIO PREMIUM 3TB HD-MA30TS
  • CANVIO PREMIUM 2TB HD-MB20TY
  • CANVIO PREMIUM 2TB HD-MA20TY
  • CANVIO PREMIUM 2TB HD-MB20TS
  • CANVIO PREMIUM 2TB HD-MA20TS
  • CANVIO PREMIUM 1TB HD-MB10TY
  • CANVIO PREMIUM 1TB HD-MA10TY
  • CANVIO PREMIUM 1TB HD-MB10TS
  • CANVIO PREMIUM 1TB HD-MA10TS
  • CANVIO SLIM 1TB HD-SB10TK
  • CANVIO SLIM 1TB HD-SB10TS
  • CANVIO SLIM 500GB HD-SB50GK
  • CANVIO SLIM 500GB HD-SA50GK
  • CANVIO SLIM 500GB HD-SB50GS
  • CANVIO SLIM 500GB HD-SA50GS

Impact

When a registered path contains spaces, and a malicious executable is placed on a certain path, it may be executed with the privilege of the Windows service.
Solution

The developer released the update that contains a fix for this vulnerability on 2020 April 28.

[Uninstall and/or update HDD Password tool (for Windows) version 1.20.6620]
Unintall HDD Password tool (for Windows) version 1.20.6620 and/or update it to the latest version if you continue using it according to the information provided by the developer.
Uninstalling or applying the update will delete/fix the registration of improper Windows services.

How to uninstall:
*Delete the password if it is set before uninstalling HDD Password tool (for Windows) version 1.20.6620 and earlier
*Uninstall the affected software from the PC if installed
*Delete the installer of the affected software
How to update:
*Update the software to the latest version
For more information, refer to the information provided by the developer.
Vendor Information

Toshiba Electronic Devices & Storage Corporation
CWE (What is CWE?)

  1. Unquoted Search Path or Element(CWE-428) [NVD Evaluation]
CVE (What is CVE?)

  1. CVE-2020-5569
References

  1. JVN : JVN#13467854
  2. National Vulnerability Database (NVD) : CVE-2020-5569
Revision History

  • [2020/04/20]
      Web page was published
    [2020/04/28]
      Solution was modified