CVE-2021-38544
Sony SRS-XB33 and SRS-XB43 devices through 2021-08-09 allow remote attackers to recover speech signals from an LED on the device, via a telescope and an electro-optical sensor, aka a "Glowworm" attack. The power indicator LED of the speakers is connected directly to the power line, as a result, the intensity of a device's power indicator LED is correlative to the power consumption. The sound played by the speakers affects their power consumption and as a result is also correlative to the light intensity of the LEDs. By analyzing measurements obtained from an electro-optical sensor directed at the power indicator LEDs of the speakers, we can recover the sound played by them.
Published:Aug 11, 2021
Last Modified:Nov 21, 2024
EPS:Aug 11, 2021
EPSS Score:0.00292
CVSS Score:5.9
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Sony
Product
Srs-xb33
Sony
Srs-xb33
Vendor
Sony
Product
Srs-xb33 Firmware
Sony
Srs-xb33 Firmware
Vendor
Sony
Product
Srs-xb43
Sony
Srs-xb43
Vendor
Sony
Product
Srs-xb43 Firmware
Sony
Srs-xb43 Firmware
Common Weakness Enumeration
No CWE recorded yet
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
No CAPEC recorded yet
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
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High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
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High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
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High
