The password-sync feature on Belden Hirschmann Classic Platform switches L2B before 05.3.07 and L2E, L2P, L3E, and L3P before 09.0.06 sets an SNMP community to the same string as the administrator password, which allows remote attackers to obtain sensitive information by sniffing the network.
                
            References
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| http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/507216 | Third Party Advisory US Government Resource | 
| https://www.belden.com/resourcecenter/security/upload/Belden_Security_Advisory_BSECV-2016-2_1v0.pdf | Vendor Advisory | 
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Information
                Published : 2016-02-18 22:59
Updated : 2016-03-23 00:54
NVD link : CVE-2016-2509
Mitre link : CVE-2016-2509
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2016-2509
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Products Affected
                belden
- hirschmann_l2p
 - hirschmann_l3p
 - hirschmann_l2b
 - hirschmann_firmware
 - hirschmann_l2e
 - hirschmann_l3e
 
CWE
                
                    
                        
                        CWE-200
                        
            Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor
