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CVE-2021-38546

nvd nist
Published: Aug 11, 2021Modified: Jun 17, 2026

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5.9
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Exploitability: 2.2 / Impact: 3.6
Source: NVD

Description

CREATIVE Pebble 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.

Affected (4)

4 products
Pebble V3 Firmware
Pebble V2 Firmware
Pebble Firmware
Pebble Plus Firmware
Configuration A
1 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Up to 2021-08-09
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Creative
Pebble V3
All versions
Configuration B
1 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Up to 2021-08-09
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Creative
Pebble V2
All versions
Configuration C
1 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Up to 2021-08-09
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Creative
Pebble
All versions
Configuration D
1 vulnerable · 1 platform
Vulnerable SoftwareAffected Versions
Up to 2021-08-09
Running on/withPlatform Versions
Creative
Pebble Plus
All versions

References (2)

Source: cve@mitre.org
ExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
ExploitThird Party Advisory

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