CVE-2014-5419: ge ml810/3000/3100 series switch Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2014-5419 is a high (CVSS 10.0) Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic Key vulnerability in ge ml810/3000/3100 series switch. EPSS estimates a 2.42% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 84% of scored vulnerabilities.

Timeline

1. 17-01-2015
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 04-11-2025
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

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.

• CWE-321Use of Hard-coded Cryptographic KeyThe product uses a hard-coded, unchangeable cryptographic key.
• CWE-310Cryptographic IssuesWeaknesses in this category are related to the design and implementation of data confidentiality and integrity. Frequently these deal with the use of encoding techniques, encryption libraries, and hashing algorithms. The weaknesses in this category could lead to a degradation of the quality data if they are not addressed.