CVE-2012-4698

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Summary

CVECVE-2012-4698
StatePUBLISHED
Assignericscert
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2012-12-23 21:55:01 UTC
Updated2026-04-29 01:13:23 UTC
DescriptionSiemens RuggedCom Rugged Operating System (ROS) before 3.12, ROX I OS through 1.14.5, ROX II OS through 2.3.0, and RuggedMax OS through 4.2.1.4621.22 use hardcoded private keys for SSL and SSH communication, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and decrypt network traffic by leveraging the availability of these keys within ROS files at all customer installations.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v2.0 4.3 from [email protected]

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-200 | n/a

CVSS v2.0 Breakdown

Access Vector
Network
Access Complexity
Medium
Authentication
None
Confidentiality
Partial
Integrity
None
Availability
None

AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Operating System Siemens Ros All All All All
Operating System Siemens Rox Ii Os All All All All
Operating System Siemens Rox I Os All All All All
Operating System Siemens Ruggedmax Os All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Na N/a affected n/a Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
Ruggedcom ROS Hard-Coded RSA SSL Private Key (Update A) | ICS-CERT af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.us-cert.gov US Government Resource
Siemens af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.siemens.com Vendor Advisory
Siemens af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 www.ruggedcom.com Vendor Advisory
Ruggedcom ROS Hard-Coded RSA SSL Private Key Update | ICS-CERT af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 ics-cert.us-cert.gov
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