Vulnerabilities > CVE-2002-0628 - Improper Restriction of Excessive Authentication Attempts vulnerability in Polycom products
Attack vector
NETWORK Attack complexity
LOW Privileges required
NONE Confidentiality impact
HIGH Integrity impact
NONE Availability impact
NONE Summary
The Telnet service for Polycom ViewStation before 7.2.4 does not restrict the number of failed login attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess usernames and passwords via a brute force attack.
Vulnerable Configurations
Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)
References
- http://bvlive01.iss.net/issEn/delivery/xforce/alertdetail.jsp?oid=21089
- http://bvlive01.iss.net/issEn/delivery/xforce/alertdetail.jsp?oid=21089
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-123.shtml
- http://www.ciac.org/ciac/bulletins/m-123.shtml
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9349.php
- http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/9349.php
- http://www.polycom.com/common/pw_item_show_doc/0%2C%2C1444%2C00.pdf
- http://www.polycom.com/common/pw_item_show_doc/0%2C%2C1444%2C00.pdf
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5635
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/5635
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44241
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/44241