CVE-2021-38545

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Summary

CVECVE-2021-38545
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2021-08-11 16:15:00 UTC
Updated2021-08-23 17:31:00 UTC
DescriptionRaspberry Pi 3 B+ and 4 B 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 Raspberry Pi supplies power to some speakers. The power indicator LED of the Raspberry Pi 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 the Raspberry Pi'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 Raspberry Pi, we can recover the sound played by the speakers.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: NVD-CWE-noinfo

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Raspberrypi Raspberry Pi 3 Model B - All All All
Operating System Raspberrypi Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Firmware All All All All
Hardware Raspberrypi Raspberry Pi 4 Model B - All All All
Operating System Raspberrypi Raspberry Pi 4 Model B Firmware All All All All

References

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