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CVE-2020-24722

Published: Oct 7, 2020

Modified: Aug 4, 2024

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Description

An issue was discovered in the GAEN (aka Google/Apple Exposure Notifications) protocol through 2020-10-05, as used in COVID-19 applications on Android and iOS. The encrypted metadata block with a TX value lacks a checksum, allowing bitflipping to amplify a contamination attack. This can cause metadata deanonymization and risk-score inflation. NOTE: the vendor's position is "We do not believe that TX power authentication would be a useful defense against relay attacks.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

https://blog.google/inside-google/company-announcements/update-exposure-notifications

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http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/Oct/12

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https://github.com/google/exposure-notifications-internals/blob/main/en-risks-and-mitigations-faq.md#additional-considerations

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http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159496/GAEN-Protocol-Metadata-Deanonymization-Risk-Score-Inflation.html

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