CVE-2016-1984

The setUpSubtleUserAccount function in /bin/bw on Harman AMX devices before 2016-01-20 has a hardcoded password for the 1MB@tMaN account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a (1) SSH or (2) HTTP session, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8362.

CVSS v3.0 9.8 CRITICAL
CVSS v2.0 10.0 HIGH

9.8^/10

CVSS v3.0 : CRITICAL

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitability : 3.9 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

10.0^/10

CVSS v2.0 : HIGH

Vector : AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Exploitability : 10.0 / Impact : 10.0

Access Vector NETWORK

Access Complexity LOW

Authentication NONE

Confidentiality Impact COMPLETE

Integrity Impact COMPLETE

Availability Impact COMPLETE

References

Link	Resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/63	Exploit
http://www.amx.com/techcenter/NXSecurityBrief/	Patch
http://www.amx.com/techcenter/firmware.asp?Category=Hot%20Fix%20Files	Patch
https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20160121-0_AMX_Deliberately_hidden_backdoor_account_v10.txt	Exploit
http://blog.sec-consult.com/2016/01/deliberately-hidden-backdoor-account-in.html	Exploit
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/992624	US Government Resource
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-049-02

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Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:o:harman:amx_firmware:1.3.100:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:o:harman:amx_firmware:1.2.322:::::::*

Information

Published : 2016-01-22 03:59

Updated : 2016-12-05 19:07

NVD link : CVE-2016-1984

Mitre link : CVE-2016-1984

JSON object : View

CWE

CWE-255

Credentials Management Errors

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Products Affected

harman

amx_firmware

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