CVE-2018-12716 — The API service on Google Home and Chromecast devices before mid-July 2018 does
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 th
Published
2018-06-25T02:00:00.000Z
Last modified
2024-09-17T01:15:52.874Z
01What is this vulnerability?
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…
02Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|
| n | a / n/a | n/a |
03Active exploitation status
Not currently listed on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. EPSS is the best forward-looking signal — see the EPSS row above.
04Recommended remediation
- Patch to a fixed version listed in the vendor advisory (see references below).
- Mitigate with WAF rules, network egress filters, or feature flags where the patch is not yet available.
- Hunt historical logs for exploitation indicators — see Detection signatures below.
05Technical details
For the full vendor write-up, exploit chains, and reference implementations, see the references list in section 09.
06Detection signatures
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07Related CVEs
No directly-cited follow-up CVEs in the KB record for this advisory. The references list in section 09 carries the vendor cross-references.
08Timeline
- Published: 2018-06-25T02:00:00.000Z
- Last modified: 2024-09-17T01:15:52.874Z
09References
- krebsonsecurity.com — https://krebsonsecurity.com/2018/06/google-to-fix-location-data-leak-in-google-h…
- medium.com — https://medium.com/%40brannondorsey/attacking-private-networks-from-the-internet…
- www.wired.com — https://www.wired.com/story/chromecast-roku-sonos-dns-rebinding-vulnerability/
- www.tripwire.com — https://www.tripwire.com/state-of-security/vert/googles-newest-feature-find-my-h…
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