ARRIS Touchstone DG950A SNMP Information Disclosure (CVE-2014-4863)

medium Nessus Plugin ID 78921

Synopsis

The remote device is affected by an information disclosure vulnerability.

Description

It is possible to read the plaintext password, SSID, and other sensitive information from the remote ARRIS Touchstone cable modems using an SNMP request.

Solution

Disable the SNMP service on the device.

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 78921

File Name: arris_touchstone_CVE-2014-4863.nasl

Version: 1.5

Type: remote

Family: SNMP

Published: 11/7/2014

Updated: 11/8/2023

Configuration: Enable thorough checks

Supported Sensors: Nessus

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.8

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5

Temporal Score: 3.7

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2014-4863

Vulnerability Information

CPE: cpe:/h:arris:touchstone_dg950a

Required KB Items: Host/Arris/Touchstone/model

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Vulnerability Publication Date: 8/20/2014

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2014-4863

BID: 69631

CERT: 855836