CVE-2020-12858 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can re-identify Android devices by scanning advertising beacons due to non-reinitialised random data in the COVIDSafe app.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-12858?
CVE-2020-12858 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 18 May 2020. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Non-reinitialisation of random data in the advertising payload in COVIDSafe v1.0.15 and v1.0.16 allows a remote attacker to re-identify Android devices running COVIDSafe by scanning for their advertising beacons.
Weakness: CWE-330
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-12858?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Health Covidsafe.
How do I fix CVE-2020-12858?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-12858 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-12858 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-12858 in the wild and no public exploit code.