title: DSA-2019-022: Dell Wyse Password Encoder Hard-coded Cryptographic Key Vulnerability
description: The Dell Wyse Password Encoder in ThinLinux2 versions prior to 2.1.0.01 contain a Hard-coded Cryptographic Key vulnerability. An unauthenticated remote attacker could reverse engineer the cryptographic system used in the Dell Wyse Password Encoder to discover the hard coded private key and decrypt locally stored cipher text.
problem types: Hard-coded Cryptographic Key vulnerability
affected:
{
product: Wyse Password Encoder
vendor: Dell
versions:
lessThan: 2.1.0.01, status: affected, version: ThinLinux2 , versionType: custom
}
metrics:
cvssV3_0: [
attackComplexity: HIGH
attackVector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
availabilityImpact: HIGH
baseScore: 7.9
baseSeverity: HIGH
confidentialityImpact: HIGH
integrityImpact: HIGH
privilegesRequired: NONE
scope: CHANGED
userInteraction: REQUIRED
vectorString: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
version: 3.0
]
solutions: The following Dell ThinLinux2 release contains a resolution to the vulnerability:
Dell ThinLinux2 versions 2.1.0.01 and later
Dell recommends all customers upgrade at the earliest opportunity. For more information, refer to Dell Knowledge Base article Drivers and Downloads FAQs.
Link to remedies:
Customers can download software from
https://www.dell.com/support/home/us/en/19/drivers/driversdetails?driverId=C4JH3&osCode=THNLX&productCode=wyse-3040-thin-client
https://www.dell.com/support/home/in/en/indhs1/drivers/driversdetails?driverId=3CKT3&osCode=THNLX&productCode=wyse-5070-thin-client