VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2014-5419

CVSS score5 MEDIUM
EPSS probability2.42%
CISA KEVNot currently listed
Published2015-01-17
Last modified2026-06-17
CVSS vectorAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Description

GE Multilink ML800, ML1200, ML1600, and ML2400 switches with firmware 4.2.1 and earlier and Multilink ML810, ML3000, and ML3100 switches with firmware 5.2.0 and earlier use the same RSA private key across different customers' installations, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain the cleartext content of network traffic by reading this key from a firmware image and then sniffing the network.

Weakness classification

  • CWE-321: Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

Primary references