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CRITICAL
CVE-2019-3950
Arlo Basestation Remote Root Access Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

July 9, 2019, 6:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

July 11, 2019, 4:09 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2019-3950 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 Arlo vmb3010_firmware
2 Arlo vmb4000_firmware
3 Arlo vmb3500_firmware
4 Arlo vmb4500_firmware
5 Arlo vmb5000_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-2019-3950.

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

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2019-3950 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2019-3950 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
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Jul. 11, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://kb.arlo.com/000062274/Security-Advisory-for-Networking-Misconfiguration-and-Insufficient-UART-Protection-Mechanisms No Types Assigned https://kb.arlo.com/000062274/Security-Advisory-for-Networking-Misconfiguration-and-Insufficient-UART-Protection-Mechanisms Vendor Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-798
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:arlo:vmb3010_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.12.2.3_2762 OR cpe:2.3:h:arlo:vmb3010:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:arlo:vmb4000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.12.2.3_2762 OR cpe:2.3:h:arlo:vmb4000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:arlo:vmb3500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.12.2.4_2773 OR cpe:2.3:h:arlo:vmb3500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:arlo:vmb4500_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.12.2.4_2773 OR cpe:2.3:h:arlo:vmb4500:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    Added CPE Configuration AND OR *cpe:2.3:o:arlo:vmb5000_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 1.12.2.2_2824 OR cpe:2.3:h:arlo:vmb5000:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2019-3950 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2019-3950 weaknesses.

Exploit Prediction

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

0.22 }} 0.00%

score

0.58626

percentile

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