CVE-2019-16649

Description

On Supermicro H11, H12, M11, X9, X10, and X11 products, a combination of encryption and authentication problems in the virtual media service allows capture of BMC credentials and data transferred over virtual media devices. Attackers can use captured credentials to connect virtual USB devices to the server managed by the BMC.

Category

10.0
CVSS
Severity: Critical
CVSS 3.1 •
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 0.14%
Vendor Advisory supermicro.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
https://eclypsium.com/2019/09/03/usbanywhere-bmc-vulnerability-opens-servers-to-remote-attack/ third party advisory
https://github.com/eclypsium/USBAnywhere third party advisory
https://www.supermicro.com/support/security_BMC_virtual_media.cfm vendor advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2019-16649?
CVE-2019-16649 has been scored as a critical severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2019-16649?
To fix CVE-2019-16649, 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-2019-16649 being actively exploited in the wild?
As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2019-16649 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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