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CVE-2008-1160 (GCVE-0-2008-1160)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-03-25 00:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:08
VLAI
Summary
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.
Severity
9.8 (Critical)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2008-03-10 00:00
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