CVE-1999-1420 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

NBase switches NH2012, NH2012R, NH2015, and NH2048 have a back door password that cannot be disabled, which allows remote attackers to modify the switch's configuration.

Published: 2001-09-12

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 2.9% 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

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:h:n-base:nh2012:2.53:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:n-base:nh2012r:2.53:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:n-base:nh2015:2.51:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:n-base:nh2048:1.33:::::::*
	cpe:2.3:h:n-base:nh3012:2.1:::::::*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-1999-1401	NBase switches NH2012, NH2012R, NH2015, and NH2048 have a back door password that cannot be disabled, which allows remote attackers to modify the switch's configuration.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

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 0.02925.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221104526016&w=2
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=90221104526065&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/212

History

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Subscriptions

N-base Nh2012 Nh2012r Nh2015 Nh2048 Nh3012

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2001-09-12T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T17:11:03.184Z

Reserved: 2001-08-31T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-1999-1420

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 1998-07-20T04:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:50:24.177

Link: CVE-1999-1420

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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