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Default password (rootme) for root account

Article ID: 34323
Last updated: 27 Jan, 2009
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Posted: 22 Jan, 2009
by: Tech Pubs S.
Updated: 27 Jan, 2009
by: Tech Pubs S.

Default password (rootme) for root account

This script is Copyright (C) 2008 Tenable Network Security, Inc.

FamilyDefault Unix Accounts
Plugin ID34323
Bugtraq ID
CVE IDCVE-1999-0502

Description:

Synopsis :

An account on the remote host uses a known password.

Description :

The account root on the remote host has the password rootme. An
attacker may leverage this issue to gain total control of the affected
system.

Solution :

Change the password for this account or disable it.

Risk factor :

Critical / CVSS Base Score : 10.0
(CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:C/A:C)
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