TP-Link UE330 USB splitter devices through 2021-08-09, in certain specific use cases in which the device supplies power to audio-output equipment, 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. We assume that the USB splitter supplies power to some speakers. The power indicator LED of the USB splitter is connected directly to the power line, as a result, the intensity of the USB splitter's power indicator LED is correlative to its power consumption. The sound played by the connected speakers affects the USB splitter's power consumption and as a result is also correlative to the light intensity of the LED. By analyzing measurements obtained from an electro-optical sensor directed at the power indicator LED of the USB splitter, we can recover the sound played by the connected speakers.
References
Link | Resource |
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https://www.nassiben.com/glowworm-attack | Exploit Third Party Advisory |
Configurations
Configuration 1 (hide)
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History
23 Aug 2021, 16:56
Type | Values Removed | Values Added |
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CPE | cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:ue330_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:ue330:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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CVSS |
v2 : v3 : |
v2 : 4.3
v3 : 5.9 |
CWE | NVD-CWE-noinfo | |
References | (MISC) https://www.nassiben.com/glowworm-attackĀ - Exploit, Third Party Advisory |
11 Aug 2021, 16:18
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New CVE |
Information
Published : 2021-08-11 16:15
Updated : 2024-02-04 21:47
NVD link : CVE-2021-38543
Mitre link : CVE-2021-38543
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2021-38543
JSON object : View
Products Affected
tp-link
- ue330
- ue330_firmware
CWE