CVE-2016-2230 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

OpenELEC and RasPlex devices have a hardcoded password for the root account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via an SSH session.

Published: 2016-02-08

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 1.6% Low

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:o:openelec:openelec:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2016-3314	OpenELEC and RasPlex devices have a hardcoded password for the root account, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via an SSH session.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.01635.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/544527
https://github.com/RasPlex/RasPlex/issues/453

History

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Subscriptions

Openelec Openelec

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published: 2016-02-08T16:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-05T23:24:48.904Z

Reserved: 2016-02-07T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-2230

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-02-08T16:59:11.440

Modified: 2026-05-06T22:30:45.220

Link: CVE-2016-2230

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

CWE-255

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