Ascend SNMP TFTP Attack

BID:2355

Info

Ascend SNMP TFTP Attack

Bugtraq ID: 2355
Class: Configuration Error
CVE:
Remote: Yes
Local: Yes
Published: Mar 16 1998 12:00AM
Updated: Mar 16 1998 12:00AM
Credit: Discovered by Jennifer Myers and Thomas H. Ptacek at Secure Networks, Inc. Reported to bugtraq by NAI in an advisory dated Mon, Mar 16, 1998.
Vulnerable: Ascend Pipeline 5.0 .0A
Ascend MAX 5.0 .0Ap42
Not Vulnerable:

Discussion

Ascend SNMP TFTP Attack

Ascend routers are vulnerable to exploitation of weak default password settings.

Exploit / POC

Ascend SNMP TFTP Attack

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Solution / Fix

Ascend SNMP TFTP Attack

Solution:
Ascend's 6.0 operating system disables SNMP "write" access by default. Previous versions of the software enable
SNMP "write" access with a default community of "write".
Vendor recommends upgrading to the current version of the router's specific OS.

References

Ascend SNMP TFTP Attack

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