FingerTec Fingerprint Reader - Remote Access and Remote Enrolment

FingerTec Fingerprint Reader - Remote Access and Remote Enrolment Exploit Title: Default Root Password and Remote Enrollment on FingerTec Devices Date: 12-01-2016 Exploit Author: Daniel Lawson Contact: http://twitter.com/fang0654 Website: https://digital-panther.com Category: physical access...

SUSE-SU-2015:0803-1 Security update for gdm

The GNOME Display Manager was updated to fix several bugs: Security issue fixed: - Removed gdm-fingerprint and gdm-smartcard pamfiles that allowed unlocking the screen without password or fingerprint if fingerprint reader support was enabled. boo900836. Bugs fixed: - Fix support for...

Grand MA 300 Fingerprint Reader insufficient encryption

PIN code is not encrypted during transfer...

Researcher: Fix for UPEK Fingerprint Reader Encryption Woes Falls Short

A researcher said a fix released by Authentec on Sept. 18 falls short of repairing a serious vulnerability in the company’s UPEK Protector Suite fingerprint reader software used as an authenticator on many new consumer and business laptops. Researchers Adam Caudill and Brandon Wilson this week...

Deeply Flawed Apple-Owned Fingerprint Reader Software a Tough Fix

Now that word is out on a serious password bug in the ubiquitous UPEK Protector Suite fingerprint readers found in most new laptops today, Apple-owned Authentec surely will be able to fix the issue on the double. Not so fast, says one of the researchers looking at the problem. “It’s a system that...