CVE-2008-1160

CriticalCVSS 9.8/10Last modified Jun 16, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 9.8/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Weakness enumeration

CWE-798

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n/a	n/a	n/a

References

http://packetstormsecurity.org/0803-exploits/ZyWALL.pdfBroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29237Broken 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/28184Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0990/referencesBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41424Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5289Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://packetstormsecurity.org/0803-exploits/ZyWALL.pdfBroken Link
http://secunia.com/advisories/29237Broken 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/28184Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0990/referencesBroken Link, Vendor Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/41424Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5289Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry

Timeline

Published: Mar 25, 2008
Last modified: Jun 16, 2026
NVD status: Modified

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