Description
ZIP drive for Iomega ZIP-100 disks allows attackers with physical access to the drive to bypass password protection by inserting a known disk with a known password, waiting for the ZIP drive to power down, manually replacing the known disk with the target disk, and using the known password to access the target disk.
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Remediation
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Tracking
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Advisories
| Source | ID | Title |
|---|---|---|
EUVD |
EUVD-1999-1155 | ZIP drive for Iomega ZIP-100 disks allows attackers with physical access to the drive to bypass password protection by inserting a known disk with a known password, waiting for the ZIP drive to power down, manually replacing the known disk with the target disk, and using the known password to access the target disk. |
References
| Link | Providers |
|---|---|
| http://www.counterpane.com/crypto-gram-9812.html#doghouse |
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History
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published:
Updated: 2024-08-01T17:02:53.915Z
Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z
Link: CVE-1999-1174
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Status : Modified
Published: 2001-12-21T05:00:00.000
Modified: 2026-04-16T00:27:16.627
Link: CVE-1999-1174
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OpenCVE Enrichment
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Weaknesses
EUVD