8.8
HIGH
CVE-2016-9497
Hughes Satellite Modems Authentication Bypass
Description

Hughes high-performance broadband satellite modems, models HN7740S DW7000 HN7000S/SM, is vulnerable to an authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel. By default, port 1953 is accessible via telnet and does not require authentication. An unauthenticated remote user can access many administrative commands via this interface, including rebooting the modem.

INFO

Published Date :

July 13, 2018, 8:29 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 9, 2019, 11:20 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2016-9497 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Hughes hn7740s_firmware
2 Hughes dw7000_firmware
3 Hughes hn7000s_firmware
4 Hughes hn7000sm_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2016-9497.

URL Resource
https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/614751 Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96244 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2016-9497 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Oct. 09, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CWE CERT/CC CWE-288
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Sep. 11, 2018

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:A/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96244 No Types Assigned https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/96244 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Changed Reference Type https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/614751 No Types Assigned https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/614751 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Added CWE CWE-287
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:hughes:hn7740s_firmware:6.9.0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:hughes:hn7740s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:hughes:dw7000_firmware:6.9.0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:hughes:dw7000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:hughes:hn7000s_firmware:6.9.0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:hughes:hn7000s:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:hughes:hn7000sm_firmware:6.9.0.34:*:*:*:*:*:*:* OR cpe:2.3:h:hughes:hn7000sm:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.20 }} 0.03%

score

0.58568

percentile

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