CVE-2020-12860 (GCVE-0-2020-12860)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2020-05-18 04:20 – Updated: 2024-08-04 12:04
VLAI
Summary
COVIDSafe through v1.0.17 allows a remote attacker to access phone name and model information because a BLE device can have four roles and COVIDSafe uses all of them. This allows for re-identification of a device, and potentially identification of the owner's name.
Severity
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
CWE
  • n/a
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