CVE-2019-18659

The Wireless Emergency Alerts (WEA) protocol allows remote attackers to spoof a Presidential Alert because cryptographic authentication is not used, as demonstrated by MessageIdentifier 4370 in LTE System Information Block 12 (aka SIB12). NOTE: testing inside an RF-isolated shield box suggested that all LTE phones are affected by design (e.g., use of Android versus iOS does not matter); testing in an open RF environment is, of course, contraindicated.
References
Link Resource
https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3326082 Third Party Advisory
https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3326082 Third Party Advisory
Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:ready:wireless_emergency_alerts:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

21 Nov 2024, 04:33

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References () https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3326082 - Third Party Advisory () https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3326082 - Third Party Advisory

Information

Published : 2019-11-02 01:15

Updated : 2024-11-21 04:33


NVD link : CVE-2019-18659

Mitre link : CVE-2019-18659

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-18659


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Products Affected

ready

  • wireless_emergency_alerts
CWE
CWE-290

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing