Description
ZyXEL ZyWALL 1050 has a hard-coded password for the Quagga and Zebra processes that is not changed when it is set by a user, which allows remote attackers to gain privileges.
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
- ZYXEL ZyWALL Quagga/Zebra - 'Default Password' Remote Code Execution EDB-5289 · remote · Mar 21, 2008 · verified
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- 28184 vdb-entry
- http://www.secumania.org/exploits/remote/zyxel-zywall-quagga_zebra-%28default-pass%29-remote-root-vulnerability-2008032143791/
- zywall-quagga-zebra-default-password(41424) vdb-entry
- 5289 exploit
- 29237 third-party-advisory
- ADV-2008-0990 vdb-entry
- http://packetstormsecurity.org/0803-exploits/ZyWALL.pdf