CVE-2020-10370
HIGH
Published Nov 11, 2024
Modified Apr 15, 2026
Description
Certain Cypress (and Broadcom) Wireless Combo chips such as CYW43455, when a 2021-01-26 Bluetooth firmware update is not present, allow a Bluetooth outage via a "Spectra" attack.
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CVSS v3.1 Score
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
References
Other References
https://bugzilla.redhat.com/show_bug.cgi?id=2052676
https://github.com/RPi-Distro/bluez-firmware/commit/8445a53ce2c51a77472b908a0c8f6f8e1fa5c37a
https://security-tracker.debian.org/tracker/CVE-2020-10370
https://www.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de/fb20/aktuelles_fb20/fb20_neuigkeiten/neuigkeiten_fb20_details_203136.de.jsp
https://www.informatik.tu-darmstadt.de/seemoo/team_seemoo/jiska_classen/index.en.jsp
Frequently Asked Questions
What is CVE-2020-10370? +
Certain Cypress (and Broadcom) Wireless Combo chips such as CYW43455, when a 2021-01-26 Bluetooth firmware update is not present, allow a Bluetooth outage via a "Spectra" attack. It has a CVSS v3.1 base score of 8.8 (HIGH).
How severe is CVE-2020-10370? +
CVE-2020-10370 has a CVSS v3.1 score of 8.8 out of 10, rated HIGH. This is a high-severity vulnerability that should be prioritized for patching.
How do I check if I'm vulnerable to CVE-2020-10370? +
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