CVE-2017-7964: Zyxel WRE6505 devices have a default TELNET password of 1234 for the root and admin accounts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct DNS…

PriorityP260critical10CVSS 3.0

AVNACLPRNUINSCCHIHAH

EPSS

2.50%

82.7th percentile

Zyxel WRE6505 devices have a default TELNET password of 1234 for the root and admin accounts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to conduct DNS hijacking attacks by reconfiguring the built-in dnshijacker process.

Affected

1 ranges

Vendor	Product	Version range	Fixed in
zyxel	wre6505_firmware	<= v1.00\(aaqb.3\)c0	—

CVSS provenance

nvdv3.010.0CRITICALCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvdv2.010.0CRITICALAV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

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