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
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| https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3326082 | Third Party Advisory | 
| https://dl.acm.org/citation.cfm?id=3326082 | Third Party Advisory | 
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| References | () 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
JSON object : View
Products Affected
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CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-290
                        
            Authentication Bypass by Spoofing
