CVEvulnerability
CVE-2015-3959
7.2 HIGH
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- Status
- Modified
- Published
- 2015-08-04
- Last modified
- 2026-06-17
- Assigner
- [email protected]
- CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
- 7.2 HIGH — AV:L/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C
Description
The firmware in MNS before 4.5.6 on Belden GarrettCom Magnum 6K and Magnum 10K switches has a hardcoded serial-console password for a privileged account, which might allow physically proximate attackers to obtain access by establishing a console session to a nonstandard installation on which this account is enabled, and leveraging knowledge of this password.
Affected configurations
• garrettcom magnum 10k firmware (<= 4.5.5)
• garrettcom magnum 6k firmware (<= 4.5.5)
References
- http://www.garrettcom.com/techsupport/MNS6K_R456_Release_Notes.pdf Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75235 www.securityfocus.com
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-167-01 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.garrettcom.com/techsupport/MNS6K_R456_Release_Notes.pdf Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75235 www.securityfocus.com
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-167-01 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource