Overview
Arris Touchstone DG950A cable modem enables SNMP public access by default.
Description
CWE-200 - Information Exposure The Arris Touchstone DG950A cable modem running software version 7.10.131 was found to expose sensitive information such as passwords, ssids, and wifi keys via the SNMP public community string. Other versions may also be affected by this vulnerability. |
Impact
A remote unauthenticated attacker may be able to retrieve passwords, ssids, and other sensitive information about the device. |
Solution
The CERT/CC is currently unaware of a practical solution to this problem. |
Vendor Information
855836
CVSS Metrics
| Group | Score | Vector |
|---|---|---|
| Base | 5 | AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N |
| Temporal | 4.5 | E:F/RL:U/RC:UR |
| Environmental | 3.4 | CDP:ND/TD:M/CR:ND/IR:ND/AR:ND |
References
Acknowledgements
Thanks to Deral Heiland of Rapid7, Inc. for reporting this vulnerability.
This document was written by Chris King.
Other Information
| CVE IDs: | CVE-2014-4863 |
| Date Public: | 2014-08-21 |
| Date First Published: | 2014-09-04 |
| Date Last Updated: | 2014-09-04 14:25 UTC |
| Document Revision: | 12 |