Vulnerability in Sierrawireless Aleos Firmware

CVE-2016-5071

Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices with ALEOS firmware 4.3.2 execute the management web application as root.

EPSS: 0.017 (75.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Sierrawireless Aleos_firmware — versions 4.3.2
Sierrawireless Gx_440
N/a Sierra Wireless Gx 440 Devices With Aleos Firmware 4.3.2 — versions Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices with ALEOS firmware 4.3.2

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-264

Public proof-of-concept exploits

ivision-research/disclosures

References

cret@cert.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2016-5071?: CVE-2016-5071 is a high-severity vulnerability in Sierrawireless Aleos Firmware, classified under CWE-264. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2017-04-10.
How severe is CVE-2016-5071?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2016-5071 known to be exploited?: 1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.