Router/Firewall Password improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Router and Firewall. This affects an unknown function. The manipulation leads to improper authentication (Password). This vulnerability is traded as CVE-1999-0507. There is no exploit available. You should change the configuration settings.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Router and Firewall (Router Operating System) (affected version unknown) and classified as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability (Password). Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An account on a router, firewall, or other network device has a guessable password.

The weakness was shared 04/01/1998. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-1999-0507. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available.

It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting .

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Productinfo

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CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.1

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.1
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CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Name: Password
Class: Improper authentication / Password
CWE: CWE-287
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ATT&CK: 🔍

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔍
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Config
Status: 🔍

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Timelineinfo

04/01/1998 🔍
04/01/1998 +0 days 🔍
06/18/2014 +5922 days 🔍
04/17/2026 +4321 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-1999-0507 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-1999-0507
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-14099

Entryinfo

Created: 06/19/2014 00:19
Updated: 04/17/2026 10:04
Changes: 06/19/2014 00:19 (34), 04/03/2019 18:16 (10), 04/17/2026 10:04 (17)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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