CVE-2002-0540

Severity: high (CVSS 7.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 19.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2002-07-03 · updated 2026-06-16

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

Nortel Cvx 1800 Multi-Service Access Switch: 3.6.3-patch24, 3.6.3-patch25, 3.6.3-patch5

References

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
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

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