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CVE-2008-1524

Published: Mar 26, 2008Updated: Apr 23, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-16
7.5HIGH
NVD MITRE
EPSS Score
1.3%
Top 32.1%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available
Self-Check
OpenVAS

Description

The SNMP service on ZyXEL Prestige routers, including P-660 and P-661 models with firmware 3.40(AGD.2) through 3.40(AHQ.3), has "public" as its default community for both (1) read and (2) write operations, which allows remote attackers to perform administrative actions via SNMP, as demonstrated by reading the Dynamic DNS service password or inserting an XSS sequence into the system.sysName.0 variable, which is displayed on the System Status page.

No summary for this CVE yet.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LAu:NC:PI:PA:P
Exploitability
AV:NAccess Vector
Network
AC:LAccess Complexity
Low
Au:NAuthentication
None
Impact
C:PConfidentiality
Partial
I:PIntegrity
Partial
A:PAvailability
Partial
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Weaknesses

CWE-16

Affected Products

zyxel
commercial·TWaka zyxel communications corp.
prestige 660
Networking Infrastructure
prestige 661
Networking Infrastructure
zynos
Networking Infrastructure
and 1 more affected products View all →

Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.
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References

http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/489009/100/0/threaded
securityfocus.com
http://www.gnucitizen.org/projects/router-hacking-challenge/
gnucitizen.org
http://www.procheckup.com/Hacking_ZyXEL_Gateways.pdf
procheckup.com

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