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CVE-2021-37436

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.

Published

2021-07-24T23:15:07.130

Last Modified

2024-11-21T06:15:08.637

Status

Modified

Source

[email protected]

Severity

CVSSv3.1: 4.2 (MEDIUM)

CVSSv2 Vector

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

Access Vector: LOCAL
Access Complexity: MEDIUM
Authentication: NONE
Confidentiality Impact: PARTIAL
Integrity Impact: NONE
Availability Impact: NONE

Exploitability Score

3.4

Impact Score

2.9

Weaknesses

Type: Primary
NVD-CWE-noinfo

Affected Vendors & Products

Type	Vendor	Product	Version/Range	Vulnerable?
Operating System	amazon	echo_dot_firmware	≤ 2021-07-02	Yes
Hardware	amazon	echo_dot	-	No

References

https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/07/passwords-in-amazon-echo-dots-live-on-even-after-you-factory-reset-them/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3448300.3467820 Technical Description, Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27943730 Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
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/ Third Party Advisory ([email protected])
https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/07/passwords-in-amazon-echo-dots-live-on-even-after-you-factory-reset-them/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3448300.3467820 Technical Description, Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27943730 Third Party Advisory (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/ Third Party Advisory (af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)