Vulnerability · Published Jan 22, 2025 · Assigned by icscert

CVE-2024-9310Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) II has a Reliance on Untrusted Inputs in a Security Decision vulnerability

Medium 6.0

In plain English

A medium-severity security flaw in Collision Avoidance Systems from Traffic Alert and Collision Avoidance System (TCAS) II. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 14% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)6.0Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 86.5% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

By utilizing software-defined radios and a custom low-latency processing pipeline, RF signals with spoofed location data can be transmitted to aircraft targets. This can lead to the appearance of fake aircraft on displays and potentially trigger undesired Resolution Advisories (RAs).

Affected products (as reported)

Weakness: CWE-807 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:H/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

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