CVE-2012-1803
RuggedCom 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…
Does this matter?
EPSS puts the probability of exploitation in the next 30 days at 48.9%, higher than 99% of all known CVEs. Patch or mitigate before the next change window.
Description
RuggedCom 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.
- CVSS 2.0
- 8.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 48.88% probability · 99th percentile
- Public exploits
- 1 in Exploit-DB · first 24 April 2012
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-310
- Affected
- siemens/ruggedcom rugged operating system
- Source
- cret@cert.org
EPSS 48.9% since 4 November 2026; no change recorded yet. The dashed line is the ten per cent mark our analysts treat as “patch before the next change window”. Points are recorded when the score first appears and whenever it moves by a percentage point or more.
Public exploits (1)
Entries in Exploit-DB that cite this CVE. Links go to the Exploit-DB page and to the file in the public repository; nothing is hosted here. A verified tick means the Exploit-DB team confirmed the exploit works against the stated version.
References
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-04/0186.htmlBroken Link
- http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/04/backdoor-in-mission-critical-hardware-threatens-power-traffic-control-systems.arsThird Party Advisory
- http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-146-01AThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Apr/277Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18779Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/889195Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-8RCPENThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.ruggedcom.com/productbulletin/ros-security-page/Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53215Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICS-ALERT-12-116-01A.pdfBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/04/ruggedcom-backdoor/Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75120Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-04/0186.htmlBroken Link
- http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/04/backdoor-in-mission-critical-hardware-threatens-power-traffic-control-systems.arsThird Party Advisory
- http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-146-01AThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Apr/277Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18779Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/889195Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-8RCPENThird Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.ruggedcom.com/productbulletin/ros-security-page/Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53215Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICS-ALERT-12-116-01A.pdfBroken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/04/ruggedcom-backdoor/Third Party Advisory
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75120Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA, exploits from Exploit-DB. Refreshed daily. Download this record as JSON.