CVE-2016-5070 describes a critical vulnerability affecting Sierra Wireless GX 440 devices running ALEOS firmware version 4.3.2, where passwords are stored in cleartext. This flaw carries a CVSS score of 9.8 (Critical), indicating an easily exploitable network-based attack with no user interaction required, leading to complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its high severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this vulnerability.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.3.2CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:o:sierrawireless:aleos_firmware:4.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.3 Bluesky, 0.3 Mastodon, and 2.4 GitHub mentions.
No media coverage found for this CVE.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.