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TITLE:
Cisco Video Surveillance IP Gateway and Services Platform
Authentication Bypass

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA26721

VERIFY ADVISORY:
http://secunia.com/advisories/26721/

CRITICAL:
Moderately critical

IMPACT:
Security Bypass, System access

WHERE:
>From local network

OPERATING SYSTEM:
Cisco Video Surveillance IP Gateway Encoder/Decoder 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/15611/
Cisco Video Surveillance Services Platform and Integrated Services
Platform 1.x
http://secunia.com/product/15612/

DESCRIPTION:
Some vulnerabilities have been reported in Cisco Video IP Gateway and
Services Platform, which can be exploited by malicious people to
bypass certain security restrictions and compromise a vulnerable
system.

1) The telnet service of the Cisco Video Surveillance IP Gateway
video encoders and decoders does not authenticate connecting users.
This can be exploited to gain administrative shell access by
connecting to the vulnerable service.

2) The  Cisco Video Surveillance Services Platform and Integrated
Services Platform devices contain a default password for the "sypixx"
and "root" accounts. This can be exploited to gain administrative
shell access by connecting to the vulnerable service, but requires
knowledge of the default password.

The vulnerabilities are reported in:
* Cisco Video Surveillance IP Gateway Encoder/Decoder (Standalone and
Module) firmware version 1.8.1 and earlier
* Cisco Video Surveillance SP/ISP Decoder Software firmware version
1.11.0 and earlier
* Cisco Video Surveillance SP/ISP firmware version 1.23.7 and earlier

SOLUTION:
Apply updated software.

Cisco Video Surveillance IP Gateway Encoder/Decoder:
Update to version 1.9.4.

Cisco Video Surveillance SP/ISP Decoder Software:
Update to version 1.16.0.

Cisco Video Surveillance SP/ISP:
Update to version 1.26.0.

PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported by the vendor.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
http://www.cisco.com/en/US/products/products_security_advisory09186a00808b4d38.shtml

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