CVE-2016-2398
medium
CVSS v3
6.5
CVSS v2
3.3
VIR risk
6.5
Description
Comcast XFINITY Home Security System does not properly maintain base-station communication, which allows physically proximate attackers to defeat sensor functionality by interfering with ZigBee 2.4 GHz transmissions.
Predictions
Exploit likelihood
65%
Patch ETA
—
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No vendor mitigations ingested yet for this CVE. The mitigation-content worker queues fetches as references arrive — check back in a few minutes, or see the references list below.
References
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/418072
- http://www.wired.com/2016/01/xfinitys-security-system-flaws-open-homes-to-thieves/
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2016/01/05/r7-2015-23-comcast-xfinity-home-security-system-insecure-fail-open
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/418072
- http://www.wired.com/2016/01/xfinitys-security-system-flaws-open-homes-to-thieves/
- https://community.rapid7.com/community/infosec/blog/2016/01/05/r7-2015-23-comcast-xfinity-home-security-system-insecure-fail-open
CWEs
CWE-254
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.