CVE-2020-15509 Security feature bypass in n/a
Attackers can intercept Bluetooth Low Energy communications because the library falsely reports encryption during bond creation, exposing sensitive data.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2020-15509?
CVE-2020-15509 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 7 Jul 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Nordic Semiconductor Android BLE Library through 2.2.1 and DFU Library through 1.10.4 for Android (as used by nRF Connect and other applications) can engage in unencrypted communication while showing the user that the communication is purportedly encrypted. The problem is in bond creation (e.g., internalCreateBond in BleManagerHandler).
Weakness: CWE-319
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-15509?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Nordicsemi Android Ble Library, Nordicsemi Dfu Library.
How do I fix CVE-2020-15509?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-15509 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-15509 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-15509 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-4jg3-fc9f-gv94.