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CVE-2021-37436

MEDIUM

4.2

Description

Amazon Echo Dot devices through 2021-07-02 sometimes allow attackers, who have physical access to a device after a factory reset, to obtain sensitive information via a series of complex hardware and software attacks. NOTE: reportedly, there were vendor marketing statements about safely removing personal content via a factory reset. Also, the vendor has reportedly indicated that they are working on mitigations.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score4.2

SeverityMEDIUM

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

Attack VectorPHYSICAL

ComplexityHIGH

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published7/24/2021

Last Modified11/21/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

amazon:echo_dotamazon:echo_dot_firmware

References

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/07/passwords-in-amazon-echo-dots-live-on-even-after-you-factory-reset-them/(cve@mitre.org)

https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3448300.3467820(cve@mitre.org)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27943730(cve@mitre.org)

https://www.cpomagazine.com/data-privacy/is-it-possible-to-make-iot-devices-private-amazon-echo-dot-does-not-wipe-personal-content-after-factory-reset/(cve@mitre.org)

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/07/passwords-in-amazon-echo-dots-live-on-even-after-you-factory-reset-them/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3448300.3467820(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27943730(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.cpomagazine.com/data-privacy/is-it-possible-to-make-iot-devices-private-amazon-echo-dot-does-not-wipe-personal-content-after-factory-reset/(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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