On SHIFT BitBox02 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 and BIP39 mnemonic. Note: BIP39 secrets are not displayed by default on this device. 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.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2019-11-02T16:25:42

Updated: 2024-08-05T01:54:14.606Z

Reserved: 2019-11-02T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2019-18673

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2019-11-02T17:15:10.913

Modified: 2021-07-21T11:39:23.747

Link: CVE-2019-18673

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