Vulnerability in Meinberg Ims-Lantime M1000
CVE-2016-3989
The NTP time-server interface on Meinberg IMS-LANTIME M3000, IMS-LANTIME M1000, IMS-LANTIME M500, LANTIME M900, LANTIME M600, LANTIME M400, LANTIME M300, LANTIME M200, LANTIME M100, SyncFire 1100, and LCES devices with firmware before 6.20.004 allows remote authenticated users to obtain root privileges for writing to unspecified scripts, and consequently obtain sensitive information or modify data, by leveraging access to the nobody account.
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.051 (92.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 92nd percentile — 92.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.051 · newest: 0.051 · change: 0.000
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
Public proof-of-concept exploits
References
- www.exploit-db.com/exploits/40120/ (exploit)
- ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-175-03 (US Government Resource, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2016-3989?
- CVE-2016-3989 is a high-severity vulnerability in Meinberg Ims-Lantime M1000, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2016-07-03.
- How severe is CVE-2016-3989?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.
- Is CVE-2016-3989 known to be exploited?
- 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.