CVE-2020-12717 — MEDIUM (6.5)

Vulnerability Description

The COVIDSafe (Australia) app 1.0 and 1.1 for iOS allows a remote attacker to crash the app, and consequently interfere with COVID-19 contact tracing, via a Bluetooth advertisement containing manufacturer data that is too short. This occurs because of an erroneous OpenTrace manuData.subdata call. The ABTraceTogether (Alberta), ProteGO (Poland), and TraceTogether (Singapore) apps were also affected.

CVSS Score

6.5

MEDIUM

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Attack Vector

ADJACENT_NETWORK

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction

NONE

Scope

UNCHANGED

Confidentiality

NONE

Integrity

NONE

Availability

HIGH

Affected Products

Vendor	Product	Versions
Alberta	Abtracetogether	-
Gov	Protego Safe	-
Health	Covidsafe	1.0
Tracetogether	Tracetogether	-

References

FAQ

What is CVE-2020-12717?

CVE-2020-12717 is a vulnerability with a CVSS score of 6.5 (MEDIUM). The COVIDSafe (Australia) app 1.0 and 1.1 for iOS allows a remote attacker to crash the app, and consequently interfere with COVID-19 contact tracing, via a Bluetooth advertisement containing manufact...

How severe is CVE-2020-12717?

CVE-2020-12717 has been rated MEDIUM with a CVSS base score of 6.5/10. Review the CVSS metrics above for detailed severity breakdown.

Is there a patch for CVE-2020-12717?

Check the references section above for vendor advisories and patch information. Affected products include: Alberta Abtracetogether, Gov Protego Safe, Health Covidsafe, Tracetogether Tracetogether.