CVE-2016-3989

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Summary

CVECVE-2016-3989
StatePUBLISHED
Assignermitre
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2016-07-03 14:59:05 UTC
Updated2026-05-06 22:30:45 UTC
DescriptionThe NTP time-server interface on Meinberg IMS-LANTIME M3000, IMS-LANTIME M1000, IMS-LANTIME M500, LANTIME M900, LANTIME M600, LANTIME M400, LANTIME M300, LANTIME M200, LANTIME M100, SyncFire 1100, and LCES devices with firmware before 6.20.004 allows remote authenticated users to obtain root privileges for writing to unspecified scripts, and consequently obtain sensitive information or modify data, by leveraging access to the nobody account.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.0 8.1 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-264 | n/a

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.0[email protected]Primary8.1HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
2.0[email protected]Primary8.5AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:N

CVSS v3.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Low
Authentication
Single
Confidentiality
Complete
Integrity
Complete
Availability
None

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

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Hardware Meinberg Ims-lantime M1000 - All All All
Hardware Meinberg Ims-lantime M3000 - All All All
Hardware Meinberg Ims-lantime M500 - All All All
Hardware Meinberg Lantime M100 - All All All
Hardware Meinberg Lantime M200 - All All All
Hardware Meinberg Lantime M300 - All All All
Hardware Meinberg Lantime M400 - All All All
Hardware Meinberg Lantime M600 - All All All
Hardware Meinberg Lantime M900 - All All All
Hardware Meinberg Lces - All All All
Operating System Meinberg Ntp Server Firmware All All All All
Hardware Meinberg Syncfire 1100 - All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Meinberg NTP Time Server Vulnerabilities | ICS-CERT af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ics-cert.us-cert.gov Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
Meinberg NTP Time Server ELX800/GPS M4x V5.30p - Remote Command Execution / Escalate Privileges - Hardware remote Exploit af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.exploit-db.com
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