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CVE-2014-6617 Details

Description

Softing FG-100 PB PROFIBUS firmware version FG-x00-PB_V2.02.0.00 contains a hardcoded password for the root account, which allows remote attackers to obtain administrative access via a TELNET session.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:9.8 CRITICALVector:CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128976/Softing-FG-100-PB-Hardcoded-Backdoor.html	CVE	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98512	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CSNC-2014-005_softring_backdoor_account.txt	CVE	ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533902/100/0/threaded	CVE
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70927	CVE	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128976/Softing-FG-100-PB-Hardcoded-Backdoor.html	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98512	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
https://www.compass-security.com/fileadmin/Datein/Research/Advisories/CSNC-2014-005_softring_backdoor_account.txt	[email protected]	ExploitThird Party Advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/533902/100/0/threaded	[email protected]
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70927	[email protected]	Third Party AdvisoryVDB Entry

see all 10 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-798	Use of Hard-coded Credentials	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
industrial.softing fg-100 pb profibus firmware	fg-x00-pb_v2.02.0.00
CPE cpe:2.3:o:industrial.softing:fg-100_pb_profibus_firmware:fg-x00-pb_v2.02.0.00:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.
industrial.softing fg-100 pb profibus	All versions
CPE cpe:2.3:h:industrial.softing:fg-100_pb_profibus:-:::::::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Jun 17, 2026	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Nov 21, 2024	CVE Modified	CVE
May 14, 2024	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Oct 9, 2018	CVE Modified	[email protected]
Mar 26, 2018	Initial Analysis	[email protected]