Cisco Releases Security Advisory

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National Cyber Awareness System:

Cisco Releases Security Advisory [ 
https://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/current-activity/2013/08/07/CISCO-Releases-Security-Advisory ] 08/07/2013 12:44 PM EDT 
Original release date: August 07, 2013

Cisco has released a security advisory to address a vulnerability in the Cisco TelePresence System. This vulnerability 
may allow a remote attacker to access the web server via a user account created with default credentials, which gives 
the attacker full administrative rights to the system.

US-CERT encourages users and administrators to review the following Cisco Security Advisory and US-CERT Alert TA13-175A 
and apply any necessary updates or workarounds to help mitigate these vulnerabilities.


  * Cisco TelePresence System Default Credentials Vulnerability [ 
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20130807-tp ] 
  * TA13-175A Risks of Default Passwords on the Internet [ http://www.us-cert.gov/ncas/alerts/TA13-175A ] 
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