H3C Magic B1ST 100R012 /etc/shadow hard-coded password

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability categorized as very critical has been discovered in H3C Magic B1ST 100R012. Impacted is an unknown function of the file /etc/shadow. The manipulation results in hard-coded password. This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2024-42638. The attack may be launched remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in H3C Magic B1ST 100R012. It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown functionality of the file /etc/shadow. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded password vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-259. The product contains a hard-coded password, which it uses for its own inbound authentication or for outbound communication to external components. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

H3C Magic B1ST v100R012 was discovered to contain a hardcoded password vulnerability in /etc/shadow, which allows attackers to log in as root.

The advisory is shared for download at palm-vertebra-fe9.notion.site. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2024-42638 since 08/05/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are known technical details, but no exploit is available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 06/15/2025). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1078.001.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2024-39734). Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Hard-coded password
CWE: CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Remote: Yes

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Timelineinfo

08/05/2024 🔍
08/16/2024 +11 days 🔍
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06/15/2025 +303 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: palm-vertebra-fe9.notion.site
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2024-42638 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-42638
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-274884
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Entryinfo

Created: 08/16/2024 22:31
Updated: 06/15/2025 16:21
Changes: 08/16/2024 22:31 (52), 09/11/2024 15:16 (10), 06/15/2025 16:21 (1)
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