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CVE-2006-1002 (GCVE-0-2006-1002)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2006-03-06 20:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 16:56
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Summary
NETGEAR WGT624 Wireless DSL router has a default account of super_username "Gearguy" and super_passwd "Geardog", which allows remote attackers to modify the configuration. NOTE: followup posts have suggested that this might not occur with all WGT624 routers.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2006-02-27 00:00
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