CVE-2002-1691 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 installs known user accounts and passwords in the /etc/password file by default, which allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access.

Published: 2005-06-21

Score: 10.0 Critical

EPSS: 3.6% Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:alcatel-lucent:omnipcx:4400:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-1672	Alcatel OmniPCX 4400 installs known user accounts and passwords in the /etc/password file by default, which allows remote attackers to gain unauthorized access.

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Complete

Integrity Impact Complete

Availability Impact Complete

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.03613.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://marc.info/?l=bugtraq&m=101413767925869&w=2
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4127
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/8224

History

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Subscriptions

Alcatel-lucent Omnipcx

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2005-06-21T04:00:00.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-08T03:34:55.816Z

Reserved: 2005-06-21T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2002-1691

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2002-12-31T05:00:00.000

Modified: 2026-06-16T21:59:47.723

Link: CVE-2002-1691

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

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