Motorola CableRouter improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Motorola CableRouter and classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to improper authentication. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-0816. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to apply restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Motorola CableRouter (Router Operating System) (the affected version unknown). It has been rated as very critical. This issue affects an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The Motorola CableRouter allows any remote user to connect to and configure the router on port 1024.

The weakness was shared 05/10/1998 as not defined posting (Bugtraq). The advisory is shared at netspace.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0816. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 04/17/2026).

Addressing this vulnerability is possible by firewalling tcp/1024.

The entry VDB-14130 is related to this item. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Firewall
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Timelineinfo

05/10/1998 🔍
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06/19/2014 +5884 days 🔍
04/17/2026 +4320 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: netspace.org
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0816 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0816
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14129
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Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 15:11
Updated: 04/17/2026 11:58
Changes: 06/19/2014 15:11 (39), 04/03/2019 18:50 (10), 04/17/2026 11:58 (16)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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