Information disclosure in Belden Hirschmann Firmware
CVE-2016-2509
The password-sync feature on Belden Hirschmann Classic Platform switches L2B before 05.3.07 and L2E, L2P, L3E, and L3P before 09.0.06 sets an SNMP community to the same string as the administrator password, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.
Vulnerability class: Information Disclosure
EPSS: 0.008 (52.8th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.3 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
Affected products
- Belden Hirschmann_firmware — versions 05.3.06
- Belden Hirschmann_l2b
- Belden Hirschmann_l2e
- Belden Hirschmann_l2p
- Belden Hirschmann_l3e
- Belden Hirschmann_l3p
- N/a — versions n/a
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cret@cert.org (US Government Resource, x_refsource_CERT-VN, Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
- cret@cert.org (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-2509?
- CVE-2016-2509 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Belden Hirschmann Firmware, classified under Information Disclosure. CVSS score: 5.3/10. Published 2016-02-18.
- How severe is CVE-2016-2509?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.3 out of 10.