CVE-2008-4874

Severity: medium (CVSS 5.0 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 3.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2008-11-01 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-255

Description

The web component in Philips Electronics VOIP841 DECT Phone with firmware 1.0.4.50 and 1.0.4.80 has a back door "service" account with "service" as its password, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access.

Affected products

Philips Electronics Voip841 Dect Phone: 1.0.4.48, 1.0.4.50

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-02/0227.html
http://osvdb.org/42940
http://secunia.com/advisories/28978
http://securityreason.com/securityalert/4536
http://www.securenetwork.it/ricerca/advisory/download/SN-2008-01.txt
http://www.securityfocus.com/archive/1/488127/100/200/threaded
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/27790
http://www.vupen.com/english/advisories/2008/0583
https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/5113
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2008-02/0227.html
http://osvdb.org/42940
http://secunia.com/advisories/28978

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