Bluetooth security flaws reveals all devices launched after 2014 can be hacked - Infosec.Pub
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* Security researchers have discovered new Bluetooth security flaws that allow hackers to impersonate devices and perform man-in-the-middle attacks. * The vulnerabilities impact all devices with Bluetooth 4.2 through Bluetooth 5.4, including laptops, PCs, smartphones, tablets, and others. * Users can do nothing at the moment to fix the vulnerabilities, and the solution requires device manufacturers to make changes to the security mechanisms used by the technology. Research paper: https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3576915.3623066 [https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3576915.3623066] Github: https://github.com/francozappa/bluffs [https://github.com/francozappa/bluffs] CVE: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24023 [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2023-24023]
  • stoy
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    1 year ago

    To be fair, the PXE boot would not affext a powered off device, it would only be an issue if the device was powered on.

    But this is just splitting hairs, you have a good point in that few people would expect a PXE boot attack, not to mention that it could interact with wake on lan, which would turn on a powered down computer.