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Re: Default password in Bay Networks switches.
From: ggallowa () ISS NET (Greg Galloway)
Date: Fri, 12 Mar 1999 15:28:58 -0500
What username is associated with this password "NetICs"? Greg Galloway Software Engineer gregg () iss net Internet Security Systems, Inc. 678/443-6161 http://www.iss.net Adaptive Network Security for the Enterprise ===================================== -----Original Message----- From: Bugtraq List [mailto:BUGTRAQ () netspace org] On Behalf Of Dax Kelson Sent: Wednesday, March 10, 1999 7:06 PM To: BUGTRAQ () netspace org Subject: Re: Default password in Bay Networks switches. On Wed, 10 Mar 1999, Jan B. Koum wrote:
Ok.. so you would think after 3Com $%#& up last year of inserting default password into firmware vendors would learn their lesson? [See http://geek-girl.com/bugtraq/1998_2/0340.html for 3com rant] Hah! Welcome to the world of strings and Bay Networks firmware files. I have looked at some bay networks switches and see that the following have default password of "NetICs"
The Bay Networks case number for this bug/oversight is: 990310-614 Normally "backdoor" passwords on Bay gear only work through the console. Dax Kelson Internet Connect, Inc.
Current thread:
- Re: Default password in Bay Networks switches. Jon Green (Mar 10)
- Re: Default password in Bay Networks switches. Dmitry Kohmanyuk Дмитрий Кохманюк (Mar 11)
- <Possible follow-ups>
- Re: Default password in Bay Networks switches. Greg Galloway (Mar 12)
- Re: Default password in Bay Networks switches. Jan B. Koum (Mar 12)
- Microsoft Security Bulletin (MS99-008) aleph1 () UNDERGROUND ORG (Mar 13)