3com SuperStack II Switch Authentication hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in 3com SuperStack II Switch. It has been rated as problematic. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Authentication. The manipulation leads to hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-1999-0508. No exploit exists. It is recommended to change the configuration settings.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in 3com SuperStack II Switch (version unknown). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown function of the component Authentication. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An account on a router, firewall, or other network device has a default, null, blank, or missing password.

The weakness was disclosed 05/14/1998. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0508. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1110.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is declared as highly functional. The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 10747 (3Com Superstack 3 Switch Multiple Default Accounts), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment. It is assigned to the family Misc. and running in the context r. The commercial vulnerability scanner Qualys is able to test this issue with plugin 43021 (Cisco Router/Switch Default Password Vulnerability).

It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting .

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (1374), Tenable (10747) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-1980†). The entries VDB-14143, VDB-81682, VDB-88335 and VDB-88336 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
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Class: Hard-coded credentials
CWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: Partially
Local: Yes
Remote: Yes

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Status: Highly functional

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Nessus ID: 10747
Nessus Name: 3Com Superstack 3 Switch Multiple Default Accounts
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OpenVAS ID: 53348
OpenVAS Name: AirConnect Default Password
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MetaSploit ID: snmp_login.rb
MetaSploit Name: SNMP Community Login Scanner
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Recommended: Config
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Suricata ID: 2101859
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06/01/1998 +18 days 🔍
08/29/2001 +1185 days 🔍
09/07/2003 +739 days 🔍
07/01/2016 +4681 days 🔍
08/26/2022 +2247 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: 3com.com

Advisory: exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0508 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0508
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-88487
X-Force: 1374
Vulnerability Center: 1980 - Default Authentication in 3Com SuperStack II Switch, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/01/2016 17:46
Updated: 08/26/2022 09:02
Changes: 07/01/2016 17:46 (58), 02/15/2019 12:36 (13), 08/26/2022 09:02 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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