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ZyXEL ZyWALL 1050 Undocumented Account Security Issue

Secunia Advisory: SA29237  
Release Date: 2008-03-25

Critical:
Less critical
Impact: Security Bypass
Where: From local network
Solution Status: Unpatched

OS:ZyXEL ZyWALL Series


CVE reference:CVE-2008-1160 (Secunia mirror)

This advisory is currently marked as unpatched!
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Description:
Pranav Joshi has reported a security issue in ZyXEL ZyWALL 1050, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions.

The security issue is caused due to the device running the quagga vts undocumented and with a default password ("zebra"). This can be exploited to gain access to the quagga daemon (TCP ports 2601, 2602, and 2604) and e.g. view and manipulate routing information.

The security issue is reported in ZyXEL ZyWALL 1050. Other versions may also be affected.

Solution:
Restrict network access to the affected services.

Provided and/or discovered by:
Pranav Joshi



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