** DISPUTED ** On Mooltipass Mini devices, a side channel...
Low severity
Unreviewed
Published
May 24, 2022
to the GitHub Advisory Database
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Updated Mar 30, 2024
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Published by the National Vulnerability Database
Aug 10, 2019
Published to the GitHub Advisory Database
May 24, 2022
Last updated
Mar 30, 2024
** DISPUTED ** On Mooltipass Mini devices, a side channel for the row-based OLED display was found. The power consumption of each row-based display cycle depends on the number of illuminated pixels, allowing a partial recovery of display contents. For example, a hardware implant in the USB cable might be able to leverage this behavior to recover confidential secrets such as the PIN. In other words, the side channel is relevant only if the attacker has enough control over the device's USB connection to make power-consumption measurements at a time when secret data is displayed. The side channel is not relevant in other circumstances, such as a stolen device that is not currently displaying secret data. NOTE: the vendor's position is that an attack is not "realistically implementable."
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