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TITLE:
Cisco TelePresence System Products Default Root Account Security
Issue

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA46778

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RELEASE DATE:
2011-11-10

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DESCRIPTION:
A security issue has been reported in some Cisco TelePresence System
products, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise a
vulnerable system.

The security issue is caused due to the devices containing an enabled
root user account with a default password, which is shown as disabled
("off") in the settings. This can be exploited to gain administrative
access to the device.

The security issue is reported in versions TC 4.0, TC 4.1, and TC 4.2
in the following products:
* Cisco TelePresence System Integrator C Series
* Cisco TelePresence EX Series
* Cisco TelePresence Quick Set

SOLUTION:
Disable the root account (please see the vendor's advisory for more
information).

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

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
Cisco (cisco-sa-20111109-telepresence-c-ex-series):
http://tools.cisco.com/security/center/content/CiscoSecurityAdvisory/cisco-sa-20111109-telepresence-c-ex-series

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