Critical severity · published Apr 10, 2017
CVE-2016-5070
Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices with ALEOS firmware 4.3.2 store passwords in cleartext
9.8
CVSS
1.3%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices with ALEOS firmware 4.3.2 store passwords in cleartext.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.3% · higher than 71% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
AF
Aleos Firmware · Sierrawireless
4.3.2 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2016-5070
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2016-5070
Exploit
https://carvesystems.com/sierra-wireless-2016-advisory.html
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