FKIE_CVE-2017-3765
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd - Published: 2018-01-10 18:29 - Updated: 2026-06-17 01:18
Severity
Summary
In Enterprise Networking Operating System (ENOS) in Lenovo and IBM RackSwitch and BladeCenter products, an authentication bypass known as "HP Backdoor" was discovered during a Lenovo security audit in the serial console, Telnet, SSH, and Web interfaces. This bypass mechanism can be accessed when performing local authentication under specific circumstances. If exploited, admin-level access to the switch is granted.
References
| URL | Tags | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| psirt@lenovo.com | http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040296 | Third Party Advisory | |
| psirt@lenovo.com | https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-16095 | Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory | |
| af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | http://www.securitytracker.com/id/1040296 | Third Party Advisory | |
| af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 | https://support.lenovo.com/us/en/product_security/LEN-16095 | Mitigation, Patch, Vendor Advisory |
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