Am 100 FirmwareOperating system · Crestron

CVE-2019-3928

MEDIUM · 5.3 CVSS v3.1 Published 2019-04-30
Mitigation only
No fix yet — a mitigation exists. There is no fixed release. A documented workaround reduces exposure in the meantime.
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62/100
Remediation priority · Elevated
Remotely reachable No privileges Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Crestron AM-100 with firmware 1.6.0.2 and AM-101 with firmware 2.7.0.2 allow any user to obtain the presentation passcode via the iso.3.6.1.4.1.3212.100.3.2.7.4 OIDs. A remote, unauthenticated attacker can use this vulnerability to access a restricted presentation or to become the presenter.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · high confidence

The Crestron AM-100 and AM-101 wireless presentation devices expose the presentation passcode through an unprotected SNMP OID (iso.3.6.1.4.1.3212.100.3.2.7.4). A remote, unauthenticated attacker can retrieve this OID value without any credentials to gain access to restricted presentations or hijack the presenter role.

MitigationRestrict SNMP access to the device via firewall rules or VLAN segmentation; if available, apply vendor firmware updates that address this information disclosure; alternatively, consider network isolation of presentation devices from untrusted networks.

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Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
Am 100 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= 1.6.0.2
Am 101 FirmwareOperating system
Affected:= 2.7.0.2

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify the device model on the network
    Scan the network for devices with vendor OUI matching Crestron (00:1D:9C) or check the web interface/HTTP banner for AM-100 or AM-101 presentation system
    Affected if The device is a Crestron AM-100 or AM-101 wireless presentation device
  2. Verify SNMP service is accessible
    Use an SNMP scanner or snmpwalk against the device IP with community string 'public' or 'private', or check if UDP port 161 is open
    Affected if SNMP responds to queries without authentication (no credentials required)
  3. Query the vulnerable OID for passcode exposure
    Run snmpget or snmpwalk on OID iso.3.6.1.4.1.3212.100.3.2.7.4 against the device using no authentication or default community strings
    Affected if The OID returns a value (the presentation passcode) without requiring any credentials
  4. Check the installed firmware version
    Access the device web interface and navigate to Settings > Info, or use SNMP to query the firmware version OID, and compare to the affected versions
    Affected if Firmware version is 1.6.0.2 (AM-100) or 2.7.0.2 (AM-101)

A user is affected if they have a Crestron AM-100 or AM-101 device with SNMP accessible on the network and the specific OID returns the presentation passcode without authentication, particularly on the listed firmware versions.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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From vendor data
Mitigation available No clean upgrade yet — mitigate in the meantime
Mitigation

Restrict SNMP access to the device via firewall rules or VLAN segmentation; if available, apply vendor firmware updates that address this information disclosure; alternatively, consider network isolation of presentation devices from untrusted networks.

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