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CVE-2002-1272 (GCVE-0-2002-1272)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2004-09-01 04:00 – Updated: 2024-08-08 03:19
VLAI
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.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
URL Tags
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilit… vdb-entryx_refsource_XF
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6220 vdb-entryx_refsource_BID
http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-32.html third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/181721 third-party-advisoryx_refsource_CERT-VN
Date Public
2002-11-21 00:00
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