CVEvulnerability

CVE-2008-1160

9.8 CRITICAL Published 2008-03-25 Modified 2026-06-16 Official page ↗

Status: Modified
Published: 2008-03-25
Last modified: 2026-06-16
Assigner: [email protected]
CVSS 3.1 ([email protected]): 9.8 CRITICAL — CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS 2.0 ([email protected]): 7.5 HIGH — AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Weaknesses: CWE-798

Description

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.

Affected configurations

• zyxel zywall 1050 firmware

Weakness · CWE (1)

CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials weakness

Referenced by CWE · observed example (1)

CWE-798 Use of Hard-coded Credentials weakness

References

http://packetstormsecurity.org/0803-exploits/ZyWALL.pdf Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29237 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://www.secumania.org/exploits/remote/zyxel-zywall-quagga_zebra-%28default-pass%29-remote-root-vulnerability-2008032143791/ Broken Link, URL Repurposed
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28184 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0990/references Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41424 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5289 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0803-exploits/ZyWALL.pdf Broken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29237 Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
http://www.secumania.org/exploits/remote/zyxel-zywall-quagga_zebra-%28default-pass%29-remote-root-vulnerability-2008032143791/ Broken Link, URL Repurposed
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/28184 Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0990/references Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41424 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5289 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry