CVE-2016-5645 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Rockwell Automation MicroLogix 1400 PLC 1766-L32BWA, 1766-L32AWA, 1766-L32BXB, 1766-L32BWAA, 1766-L32AWAA, and 1766-L32BXBA devices have a hardcoded SNMP community, which makes it easier for remote attackers to load arbitrary firmware updates by leveraging knowledge of this community.

Published: 2016-08-24

Score: 7.3 High

EPSS: 30.3% Moderate

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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:h:rockwellautomation:1766-l32awa:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:rockwellautomation:1766-l32awaa:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:rockwellautomation:1766-l32bwa:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:rockwellautomation:1766-l32bwaa:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:rockwellautomation:1766-l32bxb:-:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:rockwellautomation:1766-l32bxba:-:::::::*

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No data available yet.

Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact Low

Integrity Impact Low

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.30312.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/92428
https://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-16-224-01

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Rockwellautomation 1766-l32awa 1766-l32awaa 1766-l32bwa 1766-l32bwaa 1766-l32bxb 1766-l32bxba

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: certcc

Published: 2016-08-24T01:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-06T01:08:00.362Z

Reserved: 2016-06-16T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2016-5645

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2016-08-24T02:00:12.823

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

Link: CVE-2016-5645

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-284

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