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Nortel Default Accounts

Vulnerability Assessment Summary
Logs into the remote switch with a default login/password pair

Detailed Explanation for this Vulnerability Assessment

Summary :

It is possible to log into the remote switch using one
of its default accounts.

Description :

It is possible to log into the remote Nortel Accelar routing
switch by using one of the following login and password
combination :

- l2/l2
- l3/l3
- ro/ro
- rw/rw
- rwa/rwa

A possible hacker may use these credentials to gain access to the remote
host.

Solution :

Set a strong password for these accounts

Network Security Threat Level:

High / CVSS Base Score : 9
(AV:R/AC:L/Au:NR/C:P/A:C/I:C/B:N)

Networks Security ID:

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