CVE-2008-1160 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

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.

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.

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

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

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:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

No data.

No data.

Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Zyxel Subscribe	Zywall 1050 Subscribe Zywall 1050 Firmware Subscribe

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

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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Projects

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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 : Deferred

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

Modified: 2025-04-09T00:30:58.490

Link: CVE-2008-1160

Redhat

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-798

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