VDB-34203 · CVE-2006-6898 · OSVDB 37589

Widcomm Bluetooth 4.0.1.1500 on Windows information disclosure

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Widcomm Bluetooth 4.0.1.1500 on Windows. This issue affects some unknown processing. Performing a manipulation results in information disclosure. This vulnerability was named CVE-2006-6898. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Widcomm Bluetooth 4.0.1.1500 on Windows. This affects an unknown functionality. 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:

Widcomm Bluetooth for Windows (BTW) before 4.0.1.1500 allows remote attackers to listen to and record conversations, aka the CarWhisperer attack.

The weakness was presented 12/31/2006 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2006-6898 since 01/08/2007. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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 attack technique deployed by this issue is T1592 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at OSVDB (37589†). See VDB-34213, VDB-34212, VDB-34211 and VDB-34210 for similar entries. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Information disclosure
CWE: CWE-200 / CWE-284 / CWE-266
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12/31/2006 🔍
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01/08/2007 +8 days 🔍
06/26/2007 +169 days 🔍
03/12/2015 +2815 days 🔍
06/07/2019 +1548 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2006-6898 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2006-6898
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-34203
OSVDB: 37589 - WIDCOMM Bluetooth for Windows (BTW) Remote Communication Interception (CarWhisperer)

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/12/2015 22:21
Updated: 06/07/2019 14:16
Changes: 03/12/2015 22:21 (49), 06/07/2019 14:16 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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