CVE-2018-12716 Information

Description

The API service on Google Home and Chromecast devices before mid-July 2018 does not prevent DNS rebinding attacks from reading the scan_results JSON data which allows remote attackers to determine the physical location of most web browsers by leveraging the presence of one of these devices on its local network extracting the scan_results bssid fields and sending these fields in a geolocation/v1/geolocate Google Maps Geolocation API request.

CVSS Vector

CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Reference

https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/06/google-to-fix-location-data-leak-in-google-home-chromecast/ https://medium.com/@brannondorsey/attacking-private-networks-from-the-internet-with-dns-rebinding-ea7098a2d325 https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/vert/googles-newest-feature-find-my-home/ https://www.wired.com/story/chromecast-roku-sonos-dns-rebinding-vulnerability/

Attack Complexity

LOW

Privileges Required

NONE

User Interaction Required

NONE

Scope

NONE

Confidentiality Impact

UNCHANGED

Integrity Impact

LOW

Availability Impact

NONE

Base Score

NONE

Base Severity

4.3