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CRITICAL
CVE-2017-7964
Zyxel WRE6505 Default TELNET Password Weakness
Description

Zyxel WRE6505 devices have a default TELNET password of 1234 for the root and admin accounts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct DNS hijacking attacks by reconfiguring the built-in dnshijacker process.

INFO

Published Date :

April 19, 2017, 4:59 p.m.

Last Modified :

Oct. 3, 2019, 12:03 a.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

6.0

Exploitability Score :

3.9
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2017-7964 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Zyxel wre6505_firmware
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
https://www.oxy-gen.mobi/blog.html Exploit Patch Third Party Advisory

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2017-7964 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • CWE Remap by [email protected]

    Oct. 03, 2019

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed CWE CWE-255 CWE-1188
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 25, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V2 (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
    Added CVSS V3 AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Changed Reference Type https://www.oxy-gen.mobi/blog.html No Types Assigned https://www.oxy-gen.mobi/blog.html Exploit, Patch, Third Party Advisory
    Added CWE CWE-255
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:zyxel:wre6505_firmware:v1.00\(aaqb.3\)c0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* (and previous)
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

0.76 }} 0.32%

score

0.81364

percentile

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