Vulnerability in Harman Amx Firmware
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.
EPSS: 0.041 (89.6th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
- Harman Amx_firmware — versions 1.2.322, 1.3.100
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, third-party-advisory)
- cret@cert.org (x_refsource_MISC)
- cret@cert.org (mailing-list, Exploit, x_refsource_FULLDISC)
- cret@cert.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
- cret@cert.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
- cret@cert.org (Exploit, x_refsource_MISC)
- cret@cert.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-1984?
- CVE-2016-1984 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Harman Amx Firmware, classified under CWE-255. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2016-01-22.
- How severe is CVE-2016-1984?
- Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.