CVE-2002-1272

critical

Description

Alcatel OmniSwitch 7700/7800 switches running AOS 5.1.1 contains a back door telnet server that was intended for development but not removed before distribution, which allows remote attackers to gain administrative privileges.

References

Advisories
More

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/181721

http://www.cert.org/advisories/CA-2002-32.html

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/10664

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/6220

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2002-12-11

Updated: 2025-04-03

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 10

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: Critical

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.8

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H