CVE-2021-38548

Published Aug 11, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 5.9 Medium EPSS 1.3% KEV · Not listed
Description
JBL Go 2 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.

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EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-24996 JBL Go 2 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.
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Status
PUBLISHED
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mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 1:44 AM
Reserved
Aug 11, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Aug 11, 2021, 4:15 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:02 AM