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CVE-2019-9506

Blutooth BR/EDR specification does not specify sufficient encryption key length and allows an attacker to influence key length negotiation

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1 proof of concept on GitHub

Summary

The Bluetooth BR/EDR specification up to and including version 5.1 permits sufficiently low encryption key length and does not prevent an attacker from influencing the key length negotiation. This allows practical brute-force attacks (aka "KNOB") that can decrypt traffic and inject arbitrary ciphertext without the victim noticing.

Timeline

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Affected versions

  • Bluetooth BR/EDR

    From 5.1 · through 5.1

References 26

kb.cert.org

cs.ox.ac.uk

usenix.org

bluetooth.com

seclists.org

huawei.com

usn.ubuntu.com

lists.debian.org

access.redhat.com

lists.opensuse.org

GitHub · francozappa/knob