CVEvulnerability

CVE-2016-2509

5.3 MEDIUM Published 2016-02-18 Modified 2026-06-17 Official page ↗
Status
Modified
Published
2016-02-18
Last modified
2026-06-17
Assigner
[email protected]
CVSS 3.0 ([email protected])
5.3 MEDIUM — CVSS:3.0/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected])
2.9 LOW — AV:A/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-200

Description

The password-sync feature on Belden Hirschmann Classic Platform switches L2B before 05.3.07 and L2E, L2P, L3E, and L3P before 09.0.06 sets an SNMP community to the same string as the administrator password, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.

Affected configurations

• belden hirschmann firmware 05.3.06 • belden hirschmann l2b • belden hirschmann firmware (<= 09.0.05)

Related

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-200 Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor weakness

References