CVE-2016-1984 | BDVDB-2026-74136 Detail
Description#
The setUpSubtleUserAccount function in /bin/bw on Harman AMX devices before 2016-01-20 has a hardcoded password for the 1MB@tMaN account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a (1) SSH or (2) HTTP session, a different vulnerability than CVE-2015-8362.
Impact#
No impact statement in the source data.
Weaknesses#
No weakness recorded in the source data.
References#
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/992624
- https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-049-02
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2016/Jan/63
- https://www.sec-consult.com/fxdata/seccons/prod/temedia/advisories_txt/20160121-0_AMX_Deliberately_hidden_backdoor_account_v10.txt
- http://www.amx.com/techcenter/firmware.asp?Category=Hot%20Fix%20Files
- http://blog.sec-consult.com/2016/01/deliberately-hidden-backdoor-account-in.html
- http://www.amx.com/techcenter/NXSecurityBrief/
Exploit#
No public exploit known
History#
- Version 1Record published in the CVE List.
- Version 2Most recent update recorded in the CVE List.