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CVE-2016-2398

Comcast XFINITY Home Security System does not properly maintain base-station communication, which allows physically proximate attackers to defeat sensor functionality by interfering with ZigBee 2.4 GHz transmissions.

Published

2016-02-17T16:59:02.457

Last Modified

2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Status

Deferred

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.0: 6.5 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:N/I:N/A:P

Access Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
Access Complexity: LOW
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: NONE
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: PARTIAL

Exploitability Score

6.5

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
CWE-254

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	comcast	xfinity_home_security_system	*	Yes

References

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/418072 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource ([email protected])
http://www.wired.com/2016/01/xfinitys-security-system-flaws-open-homes-to-thieves/ ([email protected])
https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2016/01/05/r7-2015-23-comcast-xfinity-home-security-system-insecure-fail-open ([email protected])
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/418072 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
http://www.wired.com/2016/01/xfinitys-security-system-flaws-open-homes-to-thieves/ (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2016/01/05/r7-2015-23-comcast-xfinity-home-security-system-insecure-fail-open (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)