A vulnerability has been identified in ZyXEL ZyWALL, which could be exploited by attackers to bypass security restrictions and compromise a vulnerable system. This issue is caused by a design error where the hard-coded password for the Quagga and Zebra services is not changed when it is set by a user, which could allow remote attackers to gain unauthorized access to an affected device.
Credits
Vulnerability reported by Pranav Joshi.
ChangeLog
2008-03-25 : Initial release
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