Vulnerability Details : CVE-2020-27211
Nordic Semiconductor nRF52840 devices through 2020-10-19 have improper protection against physical side channels. The flash read-out protection (APPROTECT) can be bypassed by injecting a fault during the boot phase.
Products affected by CVE-2020-27211
- cpe:2.3:o:nordicsemi:nrf52840_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Exploit prediction scoring system (EPSS) score for CVE-2020-27211
0.08%
Probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days
EPSS Score History
~ 20 %
Percentile, the proportion of vulnerabilities that are scored at or less
CVSS scores for CVE-2020-27211
Base Score | Base Severity | CVSS Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Score Source | First Seen |
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3.3
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LOW | AV:L/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:N |
3.4
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4.9
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NIST | |
5.7
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MEDIUM | CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
0.5
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5.2
|
NIST |
CWE ids for CVE-2020-27211
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The product behaves differently or sends different responses under different circumstances in a way that is observable to an unauthorized actor, which exposes security-relevant information about the state of the product, such as whether a particular operation was successful or not.Assigned by: nvd@nist.gov (Primary)
References for CVE-2020-27211
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https://www.aisec.fraunhofer.de/en/FirmwareProtection.html
Shedding too much Light on a Microcontroller’s Firmware Protection - Fraunhofer AISECThird Party Advisory
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https://eprint.iacr.org/2021/640
Cryptology ePrint Archive: Report 2021/640 - Security and Trust in Open Source Security TokensThird Party Advisory
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https://www.aisec.fraunhofer.de/de/das-institut/wissenschaftliche-exzellenz/security-and-trust-in-open-source-security-tokens.html
Security and Trust in Open Source Security Tokens - Fraunhofer AISECThird Party Advisory
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https://limitedresults.com/2020/06/nrf52-debug-resurrection-approtect-bypass/
nRF52 Debug Resurrection (APPROTECT Bypass) Part 1 - LimitedResultsThird Party Advisory
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https://infocenter.nordicsemi.com/pdf/in_133_v1.0.pdf
Third Party Advisory
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