Vulnerabilities > CVE-2002-1272 - Unspecified vulnerability in Alcatel AOS 5.1.1
Attack vector
UNKNOWN Attack complexity
UNKNOWN Privileges required
UNKNOWN Confidentiality impact
UNKNOWN Integrity impact
UNKNOWN Availability impact
UNKNOWN alcatel
nessus
Summary
Alcatel OmniSwitch 7700/7800 switches running AOS 5.1.1 contains a back door telnet server that was intended for development but not removed before distribution, which allows remote attackers to gain administrative privileges.
Vulnerable Configurations
| Part | Description | Count |
|---|---|---|
| OS | 1 |
Nessus
| NASL family | Backdoors |
| NASL id | ALCATEL_BACKDOOR_SWITCH.NASL |
| description | This plugin has been deprecated due to excessive false positives since it flags any telnet banner discovered on TCP 6778. |
| last seen | 2018-06-14 |
| modified | 2018-06-13 |
| plugin id | 11170 |
| published | 2002-11-26 |
| reporter | Tenable |
| source | https://www.tenable.com/plugins/index.php?view=single&id=11170 |
| title | Alcatel OmniSwitch 7700/7800 Switches Backdoor Access (deprecated) |
References
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-32.html
- http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-32.html
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/181721
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/181721
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6220
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6220
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10664
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10664