ZyXEL P-660HW Default Password improper authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in ZyXEL P-660HW. This impacts an unknown function of the component Default Password. This manipulation causes improper authentication. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-1256. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in ZyXEL P-660HW (Router Operating System) (affected version unknown) and classified as very critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown functionality of the component Default Password. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authentication vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-287. When an actor claims to have a given identity, the product does not prove or insufficiently proves that the claim is correct. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

The ZyXEL P-660HW series router has "admin" as its default password, which allows remote attackers to gain administrative access.

The weakness was presented 03/10/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-1256 since 03/10/2008. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/08/2017).

It is declared as highly functional.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (41108). See VDB-30183, VDB-41426, VDB-41425 and VDB-41424 for similar entries. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authentication
CWE: CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Highly functional

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

03/10/2008 🔍
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03/16/2015 +2562 days 🔍
11/08/2017 +968 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: zyxel.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-1256 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1256
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41413
X-Force: 41108 - ZyXEL P-660HW default administrative password

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 13:43
Updated: 11/08/2017 08:28
Changes: 03/16/2015 13:43 (44), 11/08/2017 08:28 (6)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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