ZyXEL ZyNOS 3.40 Admin Account credentials management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in ZyXEL ZyNOS 3.40. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Admin Account. This manipulation causes credentials management. This vulnerability appears as CVE-2008-1529. There is no available exploit.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in ZyXEL ZyNOS 3.40. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown function of the component Admin Account. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a credentials management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-255. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

ZyXEL Prestige routers have a minimum password length for the admin account that is too small, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess passwords via brute force methods.

The weakness was presented 03/26/2008 (Website). The advisory is shared at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2008-1529 since 03/25/2008. 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. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1552 for this issue.

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 (41513). See VDB-30183, VDB-41426, VDB-41425 and VDB-41424 for similar entries. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Credentials management
CWE: CWE-255
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Unproven

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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

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03/16/2015 +2546 days 🔍
09/20/2018 +1284 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: zyxel.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2008-1529 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2008-1529
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-41713
X-Force: 41513 - ZyXEL Prestige password weak security

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/16/2015 17:00
Updated: 09/20/2018 12:50
Changes: 03/16/2015 17:00 (48), 09/20/2018 12:50 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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