CVE-2015-3959

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.

7.2

CVSS

Severity: High

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.10%

Vendor Advisory garrettcom.com

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/75235	vdb entry
http://www.garrettcom.com/techsupport/MNS6K_R456_Release_Notes.pdf	vendor advisory
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-15-167-01	third party advisory us government resource

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2015-3959?: CVE-2015-3959 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2015-3959?: To fix CVE-2015-3959, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2015-3959 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2015-3959 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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