Vulnerability in Google Nearby
CVE-2024-38271
There exists a vulnerability in Quick Share/Nearby, where an attacker can force a victim to stay connected to a temporary hotspot created for the sharing. As part of the sequence of packets in a Quick Share connection over Bluetooth, the attacker forces the victim to connect to the attacker’s WiFi network and then sends an OfflineFrame that crashes Quick Share. This makes the Wifi connection to the attacker’s network last, instead of returning to the old network when the Quick Share session completes, allowing the attacker to be a MiTM. We recommend upgrading to version 1.0.1724.0 of Quick Share or above
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 4.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.002 (12.1th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 12th percentile — 12.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.002 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Google Nearby — versions 0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- github.com/google/nearby/pull/2433 (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/google/nearby/pull/2435 (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/google/nearby/pull/2589 (Patch, Issue Tracking)
- github.com/google/nearby/pull/2402 (Patch, Issue Tracking)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2024-38271?
- CVE-2024-38271 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Google Nearby, classified under Improper Resource Shutdown or Release. CVSS score: 4.8/10. Published 2024-06-26.
- How severe is CVE-2024-38271?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 4.8 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2024-38271 known to be exploited?
- 2 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.