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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Harman AMX and classified as critical. This vulnerability affects the function setUpSubtleUserAccount of the file /bin/bw. The manipulation leads to credentials management. This vulnerability was named CVE-2016-1984. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in Harman AMX. This affects the function setUpSubtleUserAccount of the file /bin/bw. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-255. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

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.

The weakness was presented 01/22/2016 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-1984 since 01/21/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 2016-01-20 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Vulnerability Center (SBV-56090†). See VDB-80639 for similar entry. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

Productinfo

Vendor

• Harman

Name

• AMX

Version

• 2.87.13
• 2015-20-12

CPE 2.3info

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CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.4

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
VulDB Vector: 🔍
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

NVD Base Score: 9.8
NVD Vector: 🔍

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
CAPEC: 🔍
ATT&CK: 🔍

Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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EPSS Percentile: 🔍

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔍

Upgrade: AMX 2016-01-20

Timelineinfo

01/21/2016 🔍
01/22/2016 +1 days 🔍
01/22/2016 +0 days 🔍
01/22/2016 +0 days 🔍
01/24/2016 +2 days 🔍
01/25/2016 +1 days 🔍
11/03/2024 +3205 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed
Confirmation: 🔍

CVE: CVE-2016-1984 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-1984
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-80643
CERT: 🔍
Vulnerability Center: 56090 - Harman AMX Multiple Products Remote Access via SSH or HTTP due to a Hidden Backdoor 1MB@tMaN Account, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/25/2016 10:52 AM
Updated: 11/03/2024 04:08 AM
Changes: 01/25/2016 10:52 AM (64), 07/04/2018 12:16 PM (2), 11/03/2024 04:08 AM (21)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 18:CF2:40

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