CVE-2002-0540

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Published Jun 11, 2002 CVSS 2.0 · 7.5 High EPSS 19.9% KEV · Not listed

Description

Nortel CVX 1800 is installed with a default "public" community string, which allows remote attackers to read usernames and passwords and modify the CVX configuration.

Affected Products

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 [-]

OR	cpe:2.3:h:nortel:cvx_1800_multi-service_access_switch:3.6.3:patch24::::::
	cpe:2.3:h:nortel:cvx_1800_multi-service_access_switch:3.6.3:patch25::::::
	cpe:2.3:h:nortel:cvx_1800_multi-service_access_switch:3.6.3:patch5::::::

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Remediation

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2002-0535	Nortel CVX 1800 is installed with a default "public" community string, which allows remote attackers to read usernames and passwords and modify the CVX configuration.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 19.9% (19.903% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2002-04/0272.html
http://online.securityfocus.com/archive/1/267627
http://www.iss.net/security_center/static/8848.php
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/403315
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/4507

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Nortel Cvx 1800 Multi-service Access Switch

Weaknesses

NVD-CWE-Other

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:56 AM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Jun 11, 2002, 4:00 AM
Updated: Aug 8, 2024, 2:56 AM
Reserved: Jun 7, 2002, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 16, 2026, 9:57 PM

Status: Modified
Published: Jul 3, 2002, 4:00 AM
Modified: Jun 16, 2026, 9:57 PM

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