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Lenovo's Fingerprint Manager Pro exposed user passwords, security update released

#1 Post by Puppy » Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:40 am

Just another Lenovo "Pro" software
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-s- ... 494.0.html

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/produc ... /len-15999
A vulnerability has been identified in Lenovo Fingerprint Manager Pro. Sensitive data stored by Lenovo Fingerprint Manager Pro, including users’ Windows logon credentials and fingerprint data, is encrypted using a weak algorithm, contains a hard-coded password, and is accessible to all users with local non-administrative access to the system it is installed in. :roll:
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Re: Lenovo's Fingerprint Manager Pro exposed user passwords, security update released

#2 Post by Thinkpad4by3 » Tue Jan 30, 2018 11:53 am

Puppy wrote:
Tue Jan 30, 2018 10:40 am
Just another Lenovo "Pro" software
https://www.notebookcheck.net/Lenovo-s- ... 494.0.html

https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/produc ... /len-15999
A vulnerability has been identified in Lenovo Fingerprint Manager Pro. Sensitive data stored by Lenovo Fingerprint Manager Pro, including users’ Windows logon credentials and fingerprint data, is encrypted using a weak algorithm, contains a hard-coded password, and is accessible to all users with local non-administrative access to the system it is installed in. :roll:
When you make Windows XP security look good, you should be firing the programmer ASAP. Ugh Lenovo.
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Re: Lenovo's Fingerprint Manager Pro exposed user passwords, security update released

#3 Post by dr_st » Tue Jan 30, 2018 2:23 pm

Thinkpad4by3 wrote:
Tue Jan 30, 2018 11:53 am
When you make Windows XP security look good, you should be firing the programmer ASAP. Ugh Lenovo.
Most likely the task was given to a junior programmer without any proper process of training and code review. :)
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Re: Lenovo's Fingerprint Manager Pro exposed user passwords, security update released

#4 Post by Thinkpad4by3 » Tue Jan 30, 2018 3:12 pm

dr_st wrote:
Tue Jan 30, 2018 2:23 pm
Thinkpad4by3 wrote:
Tue Jan 30, 2018 11:53 am
When you make Windows XP security look good, you should be firing the programmer ASAP. Ugh Lenovo.
Most likely the task was given to a junior programmer without any proper process of training and code review. :)
Even a Junior programmer could put it in something better than plain text. Is implementing an SHA-256 algorithm that hard? Just downloading a github library would be suffice.
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Re: Lenovo's Fingerprint Manager Pro exposed user passwords, security update released

#5 Post by dr_st » Tue Jan 30, 2018 4:25 pm

Thinkpad4by3 wrote:
Tue Jan 30, 2018 3:12 pm
Even a Junior programmer could put it in something better than plain text. Is implementing an SHA-256 algorithm that hard? Just downloading a github library would be suffice.
In this business doing something is often not as hard as understanding why you should do it. This understanding is what junior programmers often lack.
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