COSPAS-SARSAT Protocol Vulnerability: Message Forgery, Replay Attacks, DoS, and Unauthorized Private Messaging

COSPAS-SARSAT Protocol Vulnerability: Message Forgery, Replay Attacks, DoS, and Unauthorized Private Messaging

CVE-2018-14062 · HIGH Severity

AV:N/AC:L/AU:N/C:N/I:C/A:C

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.

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