CVE-2012-1803

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-1803
StatePUBLIC
Assigner[email protected]
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-04-28 00:55:00 UTC
Updated2022-02-01 16:53:00 UTC
DescriptionRuggedCom Rugged Operating System (ROS) 3.10.x and earlier has a factory account with a password derived from the MAC Address field in the banner, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by performing a calculation on this address value, and then establishing a (1) TELNET, (2) remote shell (aka rsh), or (3) serial-console session.

Risk And Classification

Problem Types: CWE-310

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Ruggedcom Ros 3.2 All All All
Operating System Ruggedcom Ros 3.3 All All All
Operating System Ruggedcom Ros 3.7 All All All
Operating System Ruggedcom Ros 3.8 All All All
Operating System Ruggedcom Ros 3.9 All All All
Operating System Ruggedcom Ros 3.2 All All All
Operating System Ruggedcom Ros 3.3 All All All
Operating System Ruggedcom Ros 3.7 All All All
Operating System Ruggedcom Ros 3.8 All All All
Operating System Ruggedcom Ros 3.9 All All All
Operating System Ruggedcom Ros All All All All
Operating System Siemens Ruggedcom Rugged Operating System All All All All

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
RuggedCom Weak Cryptography for Password Vulnerability (Update A) | ICS-CERT MISC ics-cert.us-cert.gov
IBM X-Force Exchange XF exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com
VU#889195 - RuggedCom Rugged Operating System (ROS) contains hard-coded user account with predictable password CERT-VN www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
Siemens CONFIRM www.ruggedcom.com Vendor Advisory
20120423 RuggedCom - Backdoor Accounts in my SCADA network? You don't say... BUGTRAQ archives.neohapsis.com
Full Disclosure: RuggedCom - Backdoor Accounts in my SCADA network? You don't say... FULLDISC seclists.org Exploit
RuggedCom Devices Backdoor Access EXPLOIT-DB www.exploit-db.com
RuggedCom Information for VU#889195 CONFIRM www.kb.cert.org US Government Resource
Backdoor in mission-critical hardware threatens power, traffic-control systems | Ars Technica MISC arstechnica.com
Rugged Operating System Backdoor Unauthorized Access Vulnerability BID www.securityfocus.com
Equipment Maker Caught Installing Backdoor Account in Control System Code | Threat Level | Wired.com MISC www.wired.com
404 - File Not Found | CISA MISC www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis
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