#VU17429 Use of hardcoded credentials in Cisco Aironet Active Sensor - CVE-2019-1675

 

#VU17429 Use of hardcoded credentials in Cisco Aironet Active Sensor - CVE-2019-1675

Published: February 7, 2019


Vulnerability identifier: #VU17429
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2019-1675
CWE-ID: CWE-798
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Cisco Aironet Active Sensor
Software vendor:
Cisco Systems, Inc

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.

The vulnerability exists in the default configuration due to a default local account with a static password. A remote attacker can guess the account name and password to access the CLI, reboot the device repeatedly, creating a denial of service (DoS) condition.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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