CVE-2018-12716 Information disclosure in n/a
Remote attackers can determine physical locations of web browsers by exploiting DNS rebinding to read scan results from Google Home or Chromecast devices.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2018-12716?
CVE-2018-12716 is a medium-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 25 Jun 2018. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Weakness: CWE-200
Which versions are affected by CVE-2018-12716?
It affects 2 products.
Products include Google Chromecast Firmware, Google Home Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2018-12716?
No fix has been published for CVE-2018-12716 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2018-12716 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2018-12716 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8j32-3cqp-g7rx.