[Full-Disclosure] RE: Vulnerability in IBM Windows XP: default hidden Administrator account allows local Administrator access

[Michael Scheidell]

Think again... IBM thinks its their problem since hiding the admin account is something IBM had to do on purpose.. so, IBM owned it and is fixing it.


-----Original Message-----
From: Chris Norton [mailto:kicktd_list at hotmail.com]
Sent: Friday, September 17, 2004 11:59 AM
To: Michael Scheidell; bugtraq at securityfocus.com;
vulnwatch at vulnwatch.org; full-disclosure at lists.netsys.com
Cc: vuln at security-corporation.com; security-alert at austin.ibm.com;
cert at us.ibm.com
Subject: Re: Vulnerability in IBM Windows XP: default hidden
Administrator account allows local Administrator access


This "hidden" Administrator account is part of Windows XP and NOT IBM's
porblem.
Every Windows XP system ships and installs with the Administrator and blank
password.
This "hidden" account has been known about for some time, just like Windows
2000
Administrator account is the same way. There are ways to disable or change
the
Administrator name and password or to disable the account completely.
--
Chris Norton
UAT Student Software Engineering Network Defense