CVE-2008-1529 (GCVE-0-2008-1529)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2008-03-26 10:00 – Updated: 2024-08-07 08:24
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Summary
ZyXEL Prestige routers have a minimum password length for the admin account that is too small, which makes it easier for remote attackers to guess passwords via brute force methods.
Severity
No CVSS data available.
CWE
  • n/a
Assigner
References
Date Public
2008-02-19 00:00
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