Missing encryption of sensitive data in Acoustic Technology products - CVE-2018-8864

 

Missing encryption of sensitive data in Acoustic Technology products - CVE-2018-8864

Published: April 11, 2018


Vulnerability identifier: #VU11770
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2018-8864
CWE-ID: CWE-311
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: Acoustic Technology
Affected software:
ALERT4000
MHPSS
HPSS32
HPSS16

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows an adjacent attacker to bypass security restrictions on the target system.

The weakness exists due to missing encryption of sensitive data. An adjacent attacker can submit specially crafted malicious radio transmissions and trigger false alarms.

How to mitigate CVE-2018-8864

Install update from vendor's website.

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