8.8
HIGH
CVE-2020-35693
Samsung Android BLE Silent PII Exfiltration Vulnerability
Description

On some Samsung phones and tablets running Android through 7.1.1, it is possible for an attacker-controlled Bluetooth Low Energy (BLE) device to pair silently with a vulnerable target device, without any user interaction, when the target device's Bluetooth is on, and it is running an app that offers a connectable BLE advertisement. An example of such an app could be a Bluetooth-based contact tracing app, such as Australia's COVIDSafe app, Singapore's TraceTogether app, or France's TousAntiCovid (formerly StopCovid). As part of the pairing process, two pieces (among others) of personally identifiable information are exchanged: the Identity Address of the Bluetooth adapter of the target device, and its associated Identity Resolving Key (IRK). Either one of these identifiers can be used to perform re-identification of the target device for long term tracking. The list of affected devices includes (but is not limited to): Galaxy Note 5, Galaxy S6 Edge, Galaxy A3, Tab A (2017), J2 Pro (2018), Galaxy Note 4, and Galaxy S5.

INFO

Published Date :

Dec. 24, 2020, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Nov. 21, 2024, 5:27 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2020-35693 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2020-35693 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Samsung galaxy_s5
2 Samsung galaxy_s6_edge
3 Samsung galaxy_a3
4 Samsung galaxy_note_4
5 Samsung galaxy_note_5
6 Samsung j2_pro_\(2018\)
7 Samsung tab_a_\(2017\)
1 Google android
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2020-35693.

URL Resource
https://github.com/alwentiu/contact-tracing-research/blob/main/samsung.pdf Exploit Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/alwentiu/contact-tracing-research/blob/main/samsung.pdf Exploit Third Party Advisory

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Born at : Dec. 22, 2020, 12:02 p.m. This repo has been linked 3 different CVEs too.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2020-35693 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108

    Nov. 21, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://github.com/alwentiu/contact-tracing-research/blob/main/samsung.pdf
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Dec. 31, 2020

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 NIST (AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P)
    Added CVSS V3.1 NIST AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://github.com/alwentiu/contact-tracing-research/blob/main/samsung.pdf No Types Assigned https://github.com/alwentiu/contact-tracing-research/blob/main/samsung.pdf Exploit, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE NIST NVD-CWE-noinfo
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:google:android:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 7.1.1 OR cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_a3:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_note_4:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_note_5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s5:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:samsung:galaxy_s6_edge:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:samsung:j2_pro_\(2018\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:samsung:tab_a_\(2017\):-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.09 }} 0.02%

score

0.39467

percentile

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