PT-2015-1723 · Sierra Wireless · Airlink Ls300+3

Published 2015-08-03 · Updated 2015-08-11 · CVE-2015-2897

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

10

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions Sierra Wireless AirLink GX450, AirLink ES440, AirLink GX440, AirLink LS300 versions prior to 4.4.2

Description The issue is related to the presence of a hardcoded root account in the software of Sierra Wireless AirLink devices. This allows a remote attacker to gain administrative access to the device by establishing a connection via SSH or TELNET protocols.

Recommendations For versions prior to 4.4.2, update the software to version 4.4.2 or later to resolve the issue. As a temporary workaround, consider restricting access to SSH and TELNET protocols until a patch is applied.

Fix

Information Disclosure

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-200

CWE-259

Related Identifiers

BDU:2015-11069

CVE-2015-2897

Affected Products

Airlink Es440

Airlink Gx440

Airlink Gx450

Airlink Ls300

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2015-2897 · Security Note
• https://bdu.fstec.ru/vul/2015-11069 · Security Note
• http://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/628568 · Note
• http://source.sierrawireless.com/resources/airlink/software_reference_docs/technical-bulletin/sierra-wireless-technical-bulletin---cve-2015-2897 · Note
• http://source.sierrawireless.com/resources/airlink/software_reference_docs/release-notes/aleos-4,-d-,4,-d-,2-release-notes · Note