Sierra Wireless GX 440 ALEOS Firmware Password credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sierra Wireless GX 440. It has been rated as problematic. This affects an unknown part of the component ALEOS Firmware. Performing a manipulation results in credentials management (Password). This vulnerability is cataloged as CVE-2016-5070. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Sierra Wireless GX 440 (version unknown). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component ALEOS Firmware. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability (Password). CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-255. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices with ALEOS firmware 4.3.2 store passwords in cleartext.

The bug was discovered 06/09/2016. The weakness was shared 04/10/2017 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at carvesystems.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-5070 since 05/26/2016. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 304 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

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

The entries VDB-99514, VDB-99515, VDB-99516 and VDB-99517 are related to this item. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Password
Class: Credentials management / Password
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

05/26/2016 🔍
06/09/2016 +14 days 🔍
04/09/2017 +304 days 🔍
04/10/2017 +1 days 🔍
04/10/2017 +0 days 🔍
08/28/2020 +1236 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: carvesystems.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-5070 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-5070
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-99519
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-5070 - Sierra Wireless - GX 440 - Cleartext Passwords Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 04/10/2017 09:57
Updated: 08/28/2020 09:26
Changes: 04/10/2017 09:57 (58), 08/28/2020 09:26 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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