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CVE-2018-14062: Cospas Sarsat System: Denial of service
CVE-2018-14062 is rated critical with a CVSS v3.0 base score of 9.1 and NVD lists Cospas Sarsat System as the affected product. Per its scoring, it can be exploited over the network, without authentication, without any user interaction.
Vulnerability description
The COSPAS-SARSAT protocol allows remote attackers to forge messages, replay encrypted messages, conduct denial of service attacks, and send private messages (unrelated to distress alerts) via a crafted 406 MHz digital signal.
Severity breakdown
CVSS v3.0 9.1: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
- Attack vector: Network. Exploitable remotely over the network, with no need for local or physical access.
- Attack complexity: Low. No special conditions; the attack can be repeated reliably.
- Privileges required: None. No account or prior access is needed.
- User interaction: None. No action from any user is needed.
- Scope: Unchanged. Impact stays within the vulnerable component.
- Confidentiality impact: None. No loss of confidentiality.
- Integrity impact: High. Total loss of integrity; data or system state can be fully modified.
- Availability impact: High. Total loss of availability; the component can be shut down.
Affected products
- Cospas Sarsat System: all versions listed by NVD