H3C GR1100-P 100R009 /etc/shadow hard-coded password

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as very critical has been reported in H3C GR1100-P 100R009. This affects an unknown function of the file /etc/shadow. Performing a manipulation results in hard-coded password. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2024-42639. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in H3C GR1100-P 100R009. This affects an unknown code 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. The summary by CVE is:

H3C GR1100-P v100R009 was discovered to use a hardcoded password in /etc/shadow, which allows attackers to log in as root.

It is possible to read the advisory at palm-vertebra-fe9.notion.site. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2024-42639 since 08/05/2024. The exploitability is told to be easy. 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 pricing for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 08/20/2024). The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1078.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

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

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

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Temp Score: 9.8
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CNA Base Score: 9.8
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Hard-coded password
CWE: CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/05/2024 🔍
08/16/2024 +11 days 🔍
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08/20/2024 +4 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

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

CVE: CVE-2024-42639 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2024-42639
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-274887

Entryinfo

Created: 08/16/2024 22:33
Updated: 08/20/2024 15:05
Changes: 08/16/2024 22:33 (52), 08/20/2024 15:05 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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