CVE-2020-27211

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Summary

CVECVE-2020-27211
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-05-21 13:15:00 UTC
Updated2022-05-03 16:04:00 UTC
DescriptionNordic 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.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-203

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Nordicsemi Nrf52840 - All All All
Operating System Nordicsemi Nrf52840 Firmware All All All All

References

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infocenter.nordicsemi.com/pdf/in_133_v1.0.pdf MISC infocenter.nordicsemi.com
Security and Trust in Open Source Security Tokens - Fraunhofer AISEC MISC www.aisec.fraunhofer.de
nRF52 Debug Resurrection (APPROTECT Bypass) Part 1 - LimitedResults MISC limitedresults.com
Cryptology ePrint Archive: Report 2021/640 - Security and Trust in Open Source Security Tokens MISC eprint.iacr.org
Shedding too much Light on a Microcontroller’s Firmware Protection - Fraunhofer AISEC MISC www.aisec.fraunhofer.de
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NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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