First published: Fri Sep 05 2014(Updated: )
The Arris Touchstone DG950A cable modem with software 7.10.131 has an SNMP community of public, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive password, key, and SSID information via an SNMP request.
Credit: cret@cert.org
Affected Software | Affected Version | How to fix |
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Arris Touchstone Dg950a Software | =7.10.131 | |
Arris Touchstone DG950A |
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CVE-2014-4863 is considered a medium severity vulnerability because it exposes sensitive information via SNMP.
To fix CVE-2014-4863, change the SNMP community string from 'public' to a more secure value.
CVE-2014-4863 affects users of the Arris Touchstone DG950A cable modem running software version 7.10.131.
CVE-2014-4863 enables remote attackers to retrieve sensitive data like passwords and SSIDs through SNMP requests.
There have been reports of active exploitation attempts against devices vulnerable to CVE-2014-4863.