Medium 6.5Published May 8, 2020

CVE-2020-6616Some Broadcom chips mishandle Bluetooth random-number generation because a low-entropy Pseudo Random Number Generator (PRNG) is used in situations where a Hardware Random Number Generator (HRNG) shou…

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Some Broadcom chips mishandle Bluetooth random-number generation because a low-entropy Pseudo Random Number Generator (PRNG) is used in situations where a Hardware Random Number Generator (HRNG) should have been used to prevent spoofing. This affects, for example, Samsung Galaxy S8, S8+, and Note8 devices with the BCM4361 chipset. The Samsung ID is SVE-2020-16882 (May 2020).

CVSS: 6.5 MEDIUM (v3.1, NVD)CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
Weakness (CWE): Not given
Known exploited: Not in CISA's KEV catalog
EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days): Not loaded for this CVE
Assigned by: Not given
NVD analysis: Modified
Record last updated: Jun 16, 2026
First seen by InfoSec Signals: Nov 1, 2026

Affected products

Affected products

google android google:android	all versions	NVD
apple ipados apple:ipados	before 13.5	NVD
apple iphone_os apple:iphone_os	before 13.5	NVD
apple mac_os_x apple:mac_os_x	from 10.13.0 before 10.13.6; from 10.14.0 before 10.14.6; from 10.15 before 10.15.4; 10.13.6; 10.13.6; 10.13.6; 10.13.6; 10.13.6; and 15 more ranges	NVD

References

References

http://bluetooth.lol	third-party-advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2020/May/49	mailing-list, third-party-advisory
https://github.com/seemoo-lab/internalblue/blob/master/doc/rng.md	third-party-advisory
https://media.ccc.de/v/DiVOC-6-finding_eastereggs_in_broadcom_s_bluetooth_random_number_generator	exploit, third-party-advisory
https://security.samsungmobile.com/securityUpdate.smsb	vendor-advisory
https://support.apple.com/HT211168	third-party-advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211100	third-party-advisory
https://support.apple.com/kb/HT211168	third-party-advisory
https://twitter.com/naehrdine/status/1255980443368919045	third-party-advisory
https://twitter.com/naehrdine/status/1255981245147877377	third-party-advisory

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