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CVE-2024-36440

MEDIUMCVSS 6.8/10EPSS 0.29%

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CVE-2024-36440 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.8/10 on the CVSS scale. An issue was discovered on Swissphone DiCal-RED 4009 devices. An attacker with access to the file /etc/deviceconfig may recover the administrative device password via password-cracking methods, because unsalted MD5 is used.. EPSS estimates a 0.29% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

An issue was discovered on Swissphone DiCal-RED 4009 devices. An attacker with access to the file /etc/deviceconfig may recover the administrative device password via password-cracking methods, because unsalted MD5 is used.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1
6.8/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS Probability
0.29%

20.8th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

References

Timeline

Published
Last Modified
Status
Deferred

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2024-36440?
An issue was discovered on Swissphone DiCal-RED 4009 devices. An attacker with access to the file /etc/deviceconfig may recover the administrative device password via password-cracking methods, because unsalted MD5 is used.
How severe is CVE-2024-36440?
CVE-2024-36440 has a CVSS score of 6.8/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.29% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2024-36440?
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Source: NVD / NIST