Title : Cisco Network Services NetFlow Collection Engine Default User Account Vulnerability VUPEN ID : VUPEN/ADV-2007-1545 CVE ID : CVE-2007-2282
Rated as : Moderate Risk
Remotely Exploitable : Yes Locally Exploitable : Yes Release Date : 2007-04-25
Technical Description
A vulnerability has been identified in Cisco Network Services (CNS) NetFlow Collection Engine (NFC), which could be exploited by attackers to bypass security checks and gain unauthorized access to a vulnerable system. This issue is caused by an error in the Linux installer that creates a default web and operating system user account ("nfcuser") with a password of "nfcuser", which could be exploited by attackers to gain full administrative control of the NetFlow Collection Engine and user-level access to the host operating system.
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