Description
Nortel CVX 1800 is installed with a default "public" community string, which allows remote attackers to read usernames and passwords and modify the CVX configuration.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- Nortel CVX 1800 Multi-Service Access Switch - Default SNMP Community EDB-21378 · remote · Apr 15, 2002 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 20020419 Re: Nortel CVX 1800s will dump all local user names and passwords via SNMP mailing-list
- VU#403315 third-party-advisory
- 20020413 Nortel CVX 1800s will dump all local user names and passwords via SNMP mailing-list
- 4507 vdb-entry
- nortel-default-snmp-string(8848) vdb-entry