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CVE-2016-1984

Published: Jan 22, 2016

Modified: Aug 5, 2024

PUBLISHED

Description

The setUpSubtleUserAccount function in /bin/bw on Harman AMX devices before 2016-01-20 has a hardcoded password for the 1MB@tMaN account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a (1) SSH or (2) HTTP session, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8362.

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	affected `n/a`

References

third-party-advisory

x_refsource_CERT-VN

https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-049-02

x_refsource_MISC

20160121 SEC Consult SA-20160121-0 :: Deliberately hidden backdoor account in AMX (Harman Professional) devices

mailing-list

x_refsource_FULLDISC

https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20160121-0_AMX_Deliberately_hidden_backdoor_account_v10.txt

x_refsource_MISC

http://www.amx.com/techcenter/firmware.asp?Category=Hot%20Fix%20Files

x_refsource_CONFIRM

http://blog.sec-consult.com/2016/01/deliberately-hidden-backdoor-account-in.html

x_refsource_MISC

http://www.amx.com/techcenter/NXSecurityBrief/

x_refsource_CONFIRM

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