Polycom Viewstation 4.1.5/6.5.1/7.2 Administrator Account hard-coded password

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Polycom Viewstation 4.1.5/6.5.1/7.2. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Administrator Account. The manipulation results in hard-coded password. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2002-0626. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is advised.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Polycom Viewstation 4.1.5/6.5.1/7.2. It has been classified as very critical. Affected is an unknown function of the component Administrator Account. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a hard-coded password vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-259. The product contains a hard-coded password, which it uses for its own inbound authentication or for outbound communication to external components. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Polycom ViewStation before 7.2.4 has a default null password for the administrator account, which allows arbitrary users to conduct unauthorized activities.

The weakness was released 01/07/2003 with ISS X-Force (Website). The advisory is shared for download at ciac.org. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2002-0626. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploitation doesn't require any form of authentication. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The current price for an exploit might be approx. USD $0-$5k (estimation calculated on 05/13/2018). The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1078.001.

Upgrading to version bis 7.2.4 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9347), SecurityFocus (BID 5631†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-934†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-20077, VDB-20078, VDB-20079 and VDB-20080. Once again VulDB remains the best source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.4

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VulDB Temp Score: 9.4
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Hard-coded password
CWE: CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Viewstation bis 7.2.4
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Timelineinfo

09/04/2002 🔍
01/07/2003 +125 days 🔍
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02/10/2003 +34 days 🔍
08/07/2014 +4196 days 🔍
05/13/2018 +1375 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: ciac.org
Organization: ISS X-Force
Status: Not defined
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CVE: CVE-2002-0626 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-0626
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-20076
X-Force: 9347
SecurityFocus: 5631 - Polycom ViewStation Null Default Password Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 934 - Polycom ViewStation Null Default Password Vulnerability, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/07/2014 14:54
Updated: 05/13/2018 10:30
Changes: 08/07/2014 14:54 (52), 05/13/2018 10:30 (10)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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