CVE-2016-15058

Summary

Hirschmann HiLCOS Classic Platform switches Classic L2E, L2P, L3E, L3P versions prior to 09.0.06 and Classic L2B prior to 05.3.07 contain a credential exposure vulnerability where user passwords are synchronized with SNMPv1/v2 community strings and transmitted in plaintext when the feature is enabled. Attackers with local network access can sniff SNMP traffic or extract configuration data to recover plaintext credentials and gain unauthorized administrative access to the switches.

Affected Software

VendorProductVersion RangeStatus
BeldenHirschmann HiLCOS Classic Platform>= 09.0.06unaffected
BeldenHirschmann HiLCOS Classic Platform>= 05.3.07unaffected
BeldenHirschmann HiLCOS Classic Platform0 <= 09.0.05affected
BeldenHirschmann HiLCOS Classic Platform0 <= 05.3.06affected

Weaknesses

  • CWE-257: CWE-257: Storing Passwords in a Recoverable Format

ADP Enrichment

CISA ADP Vulnrichment

  • SSVC:
  • Exploitation: none
    • Automatable: no
    • Technical Impact: total

References