Plugin ID | 290 |
Plugin name | Cisco 675 router without password |
Plugin filename | Cisco 675 router without password.plugin |
Plugin filesize | 2180 bytes |
Plugin family | Network Devices |
Plugin created name | Marc Ruef |
Plugin created email | marc.ruef at computec.ch |
Plugin created web | http://www.computec.ch |
Plugin created company | computec.ch |
Plugin created date | 2005/01/04 |
Plugin version | 1.0 |
Plugin protocol | tcp |
Plugin port | 23 |
Plugin exploit accuracy | 90 |
Plugin comment | The NASL script is Copyright (C) 1999 Renaud Deraison |
Bug produced name | Cisco Systems |
Bug produced email | info at cisco dot com |
Bug produced web | http://www.cisco.com |
Bug affected | Cisco 675 router |
Bug not affected | Other solutions |
Bug vulnerability class | Configuration |
Bug description | The remote CISCO router is passwordless. This means that anyone can telnet to it and reconfigure it to lock you out of it, and to prevent you to use your internet connection. |
Bug solution | telnet to this router and set a password immediately. |
Bug fixing time | Approx. 20 minutes |
Bug exploit availability | Yes |
Bug remote | Yes |
Bug local | Yes |
Bug severity | High |
Bug popularity | 9 |
Bug simplicity | 8 |
Bug impact | 9 |
Bug risk | 8 |
Bug Nessus risk | High |
Bug check tools | Nessus can check this flaw with the plugin 10045 (Cisco 675 passwordless router). |
Source CVE | CVE-1999-0889 |
Source Nessus ID | 10045 |
Source Literature | Hacking Exposed: Network Security Secrets & Solutions, Stuart McClure, Joel Scambray and George Kurtz, February 25, 2003, 4th Edition, McGraw-Hill Osborne Media, ISBN 0072227427 |
Source Misc. | http://www.computec.ch |