CVE-2020-6616 Weak cryptography in n/a
Attackers can spoof Bluetooth connections due to low-entropy random number generation in Broadcom chips, affecting devices like Samsung Galaxy S8.
- 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-2020-6616?
CVE-2020-6616 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Apple Ipados, published on 8 May 2020. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Some Broadcom chips mishandle Bluetooth random-number generation because a low-entropy Pseudo Random Number Generator (PRNG) is used in situations where a Hardware Random Number Generator (HRNG) should have been used to prevent spoofing. This affects, for example, Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+, and Note8 devices with the BCM4361 chipset. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-16882 (May 2020).
Which versions are affected by CVE-2020-6616?
It affects 4 products.
Products include Apple Ipados, Apple Iphone Os, Apple Mac Os X, Google Android.
How do I fix CVE-2020-6616?
No fix has been published for CVE-2020-6616 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2020-6616 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2020-6616 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2025-24085 Apple Multiple Products Use-After-Free
- CVE-2025-31200 Apple Multiple Products Memory Corruption
- CVE-2025-31201 Apple Multiple Products Arbitrary Read and Write
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jj4x-qm7q-jmm9.