OpenTrace up to 1.0.17 on iOS/Android Bluetooth information disclosure

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A vulnerability was found in OpenTrace up to 1.0.17 on iOS/Android. It has been rated as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component Bluetooth. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2020-12856. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. This vulnerability is considered historic because of its background and reception.

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A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, was found in OpenTrace up to 1.0.17 on iOS/Android. This affects an unknown function of the component Bluetooth. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a information disclosure vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-200. The product exposes sensitive information to an actor that is not explicitly authorized to have access to that information. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

OpenTrace, as used in COVIDSafe through v1.0.17, TraceTogether, ABTraceTogether, and other applications on iOS and Android, allows remote attackers to conduct long-term re-identification attacks and possibly have unspecified other impact, because of how Bluetooth is used.

The weakness was shared 05/18/2020. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2020-12856 since 05/14/2020. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 05/18/2020). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK. Due to its background and reception, this vulnerability has a historic impact.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

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Affected

• COVIDSafe
• TraceTogether
• ABTraceTogether

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• OpenTrace

Version

• 1.0.0
• 1.0.1
• 1.0.2
• 1.0.3
• 1.0.4
• 1.0.5
• 1.0.6
• 1.0.7
• 1.0.8
• 1.0.9
• 1.0.10
• 1.0.11
• 1.0.12
• 1.0.13
• 1.0.14
• 1.0.15
• 1.0.16
• 1.0.17

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