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NOTE: the upstream vendor disputes a vector involving different ports on the same host, stating \"I'm assuming that they're using the same id and password on that unchanged hostname, deliberately.\"","Type":"Description","Title":"CVE-2008-4677"},{"CveYear":"2008","CveId":"4677","Ordinal":"2","NoteData":"2008-10-22","Type":"Other","Title":"Published"},{"CveYear":"2008","CveId":"4677","Ordinal":"3","NoteData":"2017-08-07","Type":"Other","Title":"Modified"}]}}}