Vulnerabilities > CVE-2021-37436 - Unspecified vulnerability in Amazon Echo DOT Firmware 20180427/20210702
Attack vector
PHYSICAL Attack complexity
HIGH Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
NONE high complexity
amazon
Summary
Amazon Echo Dot devices through 2021-07-02 sometimes allow attackers, who have physical access to a device after a factory reset, to obtain sensitive information via a series of complex hardware and software attacks. NOTE: reportedly, there were vendor marketing statements about safely removing personal content via a factory reset. Also, the vendor has reportedly indicated that they are working on mitigations.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 3 | |
| Hardware | 1 |
References
- https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/07/passwords-in-amazon-echo-dots-live-on-even-after-you-factory-reset-them/
- https://arstechnica.com/gadgets/2021/07/passwords-in-amazon-echo-dots-live-on-even-after-you-factory-reset-them/
- https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3448300.3467820
- https://dl.acm.org/doi/pdf/10.1145/3448300.3467820
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27943730
- https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=27943730
- https://www.cpomagazine.com/data-privacy/is-it-possible-to-make-iot-devices-private-amazon-echo-dot-does-not-wipe-personal-content-after-factory-reset/
- https://www.cpomagazine.com/data-privacy/is-it-possible-to-make-iot-devices-private-amazon-echo-dot-does-not-wipe-personal-content-after-factory-reset/