CVE-2018-12716

Published Jun 25, 2018 CVSS 3.0 · 4.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
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 geolocation/v1/geolocate Google Maps Geolocation API request.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2018-4669 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 geolocation/v1/geolocate Google Maps Geolocation API request.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Sep 17, 2024, 1:15 AM
Reserved
Jun 24, 2018, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Jun 25, 2018, 2:29 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 1:38 AM