CVE-2016-2398 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Adjacent Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Adjacent Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Vendors	Products
Comcast	Xfinity Home Security System

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:comcast:xfinity_home_security_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

References

Link	Providers
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

History

No history.

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2016-02-17T16:00:00Z

Updated: 2024-09-16T17:23:32.807Z

Reserved: 2016-02-17T00:00:00Z

Link: CVE-2016-2398

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2016-02-17T16:59:02.457

Modified: 2025-04-12T10:46:40.837

Link: CVE-2016-2398

Redhat

No data.

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