{"id":"CVE-2010-2967","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2010-2967","generatedAt":"2026-10-27T17:44:13.064Z","title":"The loginDefaultEncrypt algorithm in loginLib in Wind River VxWorks before 6.9 does not properly support a large set of distinct possible passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a (1) telnet, (2) rlogin, or (3) FTP…","description":"The loginDefaultEncrypt algorithm in loginLib in Wind River VxWorks before 6.9 does not properly support a large set of distinct possible passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a (1) telnet, (2) rlogin, or (3) FTP session.","published":"2010-08-05T13:22:30.000Z","lastModified":"2026-06-16T23:21:51.000Z","status":"Modified","sourceIdentifier":"cve@mitre.org","cvss":{"version":"2.0","score":7.8,"severity":"HIGH","vector":"AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N"},"cwe":["CWE-310"],"affected":["windriver/vxworks"],"epss":{"score":0.01731,"percentile":0.7745,"date":"2026-10-26","history":[]},"kev":{"listed":false},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"high","text":"High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.73%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit."},"changes":[],"references":[{"url":"http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/08/vxworks-vulnerabilities.html","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/840249","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-863QH9","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"https://support.windriver.com/olsPortal/faces/maintenance/downloadDetails.jspx?contentId=033709","source":"cve@mitre.org"},{"url":"http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/08/vxworks-vulnerabilities.html","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/840249","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-863QH9","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"},{"url":"https://support.windriver.com/olsPortal/faces/maintenance/downloadDetails.jspx?contentId=033709","source":"af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2010-2967","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}