| Plugin ID | 293 |
| Plugin name | Cisco device without password |
| Plugin filename | Cisco device without password.plugin |
| Plugin filesize | 2246 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 procedure exploit | open|sleep|send password\n|sleep|send show ver\n|sleep|close|pattern_exists Cisco Internetwork Operating System Software |
| Plugin exploit accuracy | 98 |
| Plugin comment | The NASL script is Copyright (C) 2001 Renaud Deraison |
| Bug produced name | Cisco Systems |
| Bug produced email | info at cisco dot com |
| Bug produced web | http://www.cisco.com |
| Bug vulnerability class | Configuration |
| Bug description | The remote CISCO router has no password set. This allows an attacker to get a lot information about your network, and possibly to shut it down if the 'enable' password is not set either. |
| Bug solution | telnet to this device and set a password. |
| Bug fixing time | Approx. 20 minutes |
| Bug exploit availability | Yes |
| Bug remote | Yes |
| Bug local | Maybe |
| Bug severity | High |
| Bug popularity | 9 |
| Bug simplicity | 7 |
| Bug impact | 9 |
| Bug risk | 8 |
| Bug Nessus risk | High |
| Bug check tools | Nessus can check this flaw with the plugin 10754 (Cisco password not set). |
| Source CVE | CAN-1999-0508 |
| Source Nessus ID | 10754 |
| 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 |