PT-2008-3085 · Zyxel · Zyxel Prestige

Published 2008-03-26 · Updated 2024-02-14 · CVE-2008-1526

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v2.0

5.0

Medium

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions ZyXEL Prestige routers versions 3.40(PE9) and 3.40(AGD.2) through 3.40(AHQ.3)

Description The issue is related to the calculation of an MD5 password hash without using a salt, making it easier for attackers to crack passwords.

Recommendations For versions 3.40(PE9) and 3.40(AGD.2) through 3.40(AHQ.3), consider updating the firmware to a version that uses a salt when calculating password hashes as a mitigation measure. At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-916

Related Identifiers

CVE-2008-1526

Affected Products

Zyxel Prestige

References · 5

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2008-1526 · Security Note
• http://securityfocus.com/archive/1/489009/100/0/threaded · Note
• http://gnucitizen.org/projects/router-hacking-challenge · Note
• https://t.me/cvenotify/71387 · Telegram Post
• http://procheckup.com/Hacking_ZyXEL_Gateways.pdf · Note