Original release date: November 21, 2002<br>
Last revised: Thu Jan  2 13:02:38 EST 2003<br>
Source: CERT/CC, Alcatel<br>

<p>A complete revision history can be found at the end of this file.</p>

<br>
<a name="affected"></a>
<h3>Systems Affected</h3>

<ul>
<li>Alcatel OmniSwitch 7700/7800 switches running Alcatel Operating System (AOS) version 5.1.1</li>
</li>
</ul>

<a name="overview"></a>
<h2>Overview</h2>

<A HREF="http://www.alcatel.com">Alcatel</a> has recently discovered a
serious vulnerability in AOS version 5.1.1. Exploitation of this
vulnerability can lead to full administrative control of the device
running AOS.


<br>
<a name="description"></a>
<h2>I. Description</h2>

<P>
AOS typically runs on network infrastructure devices, such as the <A HREF="http://www.ind.alcatel.com/specs/index.cfm?cnt=7000">Alcatel OmniSwitch 7000 series switch</a>. According to Alcatel:

<blockquote><i>During an NMAP audit of the AOS 5.1.1 code that runs on the Alcatel
OmniSwitch 7700/7800 LAN switches, it was determined a telnet server
was listening on TCP port number 6778. This was used during
development to access the Wind River Vx-Works operating system. Due to
an oversight, this access was not removed prior to product release.</i></blockquote>

<p>
Further information about this vulnerability may be found in <a
href="http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/181721">VU#181721</a>. This issue is also being referenced as <a 
href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2002-1272">CAN-2002-1272</a>:

<blockquote>
<a 
href="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2002-1272">http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2002-1272</a>
</blockquote>



<a name="impact"></a>
<h2>II. Impact</h2>

An attacker can gain full access to any device running AOS version
5.1.1, which can result in, but is not limited to, unauthorized
access, unauthorized monitoring, information leakage, or denial of
service.


<br> <a name="solution"></a>
<h2>III. Solution</h2>

<h4>Upgrade to AOS 5.1.1.R02 or AOS 5.1.1.R03</h4>

Contact Alcatel's <a href="http://eservice.ind.alcatel.com/contactinformation/">customer support</a> for the updated AOS.

<a name="workarounds"></a>
<h4>Workarounds</h4>

Block access to port 6778/TCP at your network perimeter.

<BR>
<a name="vendors"></a>
<h2>Appendix A. - Vendor Information</h2>

<p><A HREF="http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/181721">VU#181721</a> was
written by Alcatel. As new vendor information is reported to the
CERT/CC, we will update VU#181721 and note the changes in our
revision history.

<a name="references">
<H2>Appendix B. - References</H2>

<OL>
<li><a name="ref1">
<P>VU#181721: Alcatel OmniSwitch 7700/7800 does not require a password for accessing the telnet server - <A
HREF="http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/181721">http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/181721</a>

<li><a name="ref2">
<P>OmniSwitch_7000_brief - <A HREF="http://www.ind.alcatel.com/nextgen/OmniSwitch_7000_brief.pdf">http://www.ind.alcatel.com/nextgen/OmniSwitch_7000_brief.pdf</a>

<li><a name="ref3">
<P>CAN-2002-1272 - <A HREF="http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2002-1272">http://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CAN-2002-1272</a>
</OL>

<hr noshade>

<p>We thank Olivier Paridaens and Jeff Hayes of Alcatel for reporting
this issue.

<p></p>

<hr noshade>

<p>Author: <a
href="mailto:cert@cert.org?subject=CA-2002-32%20Feedback%20VU%23181721">Ian A. Finlay</a>.

<p></p>

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<p>Copyright 2002 Carnegie Mellon University.</p>

<p>Revision History
<pre>
November 21, 2002: Initial release
January  02, 2002: Changed URL for Alcatel Customer Support
</pre>
</p>