CVE-2008-1160 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

ZyXEL ZyWALL 1050 has a hard-coded password for the Quagga and Zebra processes that is not changed when it is set by a user, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.

Published: 2008-03-25

Score: 9.8 Critical

EPSS: 16.3% Moderate

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

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n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:zywall_1050_firmware:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:h:zyxel:zywall_1050:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.16288.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0803-exploits/ZyWALL.pdf
http://secunia.com/advisories/29237
http://www.secumania.org/exploits/remote/zyxel-zywall-quagga_zebra-%28default-pass%29-remote-root-vulnerability-2008032143791/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28184
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0990/references
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41424
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5289

History

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Subscriptions

Zyxel Zywall 1050 Zywall 1050 Firmware

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2008-03-25T00:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-07T08:08:57.783Z

Reserved: 2008-03-05T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2008-1160

Vulnrichment

No data.

NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2008-03-25T00:44:00.000

Modified: 2026-04-23T00:35:47.467

Link: CVE-2008-1160

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-798

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