CVE-2002-1229 describes a critical vulnerability in Avaya Cajun switches (P880, P882, P580, P550R) running firmware version 5.2.14 and earlier, where undocumented 'manuf' and 'diag' accounts with default passwords allow remote attackers to gain administrative privileges. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 7.5, indicating high severity due to its network-based attack vector, low complexity, and potential for complete compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability. Despite its age and severity, there is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code in Metasploit or ExploitDB, nor significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.3.5CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:avaya:cajun_p550:4.3.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:avaya:cajun_p550r:5.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:avaya:cajun_p580:5.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:avaya:cajun_p880:5.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | ||
5.2.14CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:h:avaya:cajun_p882:5.2.14:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
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