CVE-2021-38548

JBL Go 2 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…

published August 11, 2021

CVSS
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EPSS
1%
Percentile
70.1
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

JBL Go 2 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.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS
Not scored
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.01293 · 70.1th percentile
Published
2021-08-11T15:24Z
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 AUG 15:24Z
    JBL Go 2 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…
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