CVE-2019-3950

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Description

Arlo Basestation firmware 1.12.0.1_27940 and prior contain a hardcoded username and password combination that allows root access to the device when an onboard serial interface is connected to.

References

https://kb.arlo.com/000062274/Security-Advisory-for-Networking-Misconfiguration-and-Insufficient-UART-Protection-Mechanisms

Details

Source: MITRE

Published: 2019-07-09

Updated: 2019-07-11

Type: CWE-798

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Impact Score: 10

Exploitability Score: 10

Severity: HIGH

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Impact Score: 5.9

Exploitability Score: 3.9

Severity: CRITICAL

Vulnerable Software

Configuration 1

AND

OR

cpe:2.3:o:arlo:vmb3010_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR

cpe:2.3:h:arlo:vmb3010:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 2

AND

OR

cpe:2.3:o:arlo:vmb4000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR

cpe:2.3:h:arlo:vmb4000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 3

AND

OR

cpe:2.3:o:arlo:vmb3500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR

cpe:2.3:h:arlo:vmb3500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 4

AND

OR

cpe:2.3:o:arlo:vmb4500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR

cpe:2.3:h:arlo:vmb4500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Configuration 5

AND

OR

cpe:2.3:o:arlo:vmb5000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

OR

cpe:2.3:h:arlo:vmb5000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*