CVE-2012-2441
RuggedCom Rugged Operating System (ROS) before 3.3 has a factory account with a password derived from the MAC Address field in a banner, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by performing a calculation on this address value, and…
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.52%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
RuggedCom Rugged Operating System (ROS) before 3.3 has a factory account with a password derived from the MAC Address field in a banner, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access by performing a calculation on this address value, and then establishing a (1) SSH or (2) HTTPS session, a different vulnerability than CVE-2012-1803.
- CVSS 2.0
- 8.5 HIGHAV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
- EPSS
- 8.52% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-521
- Affected
- siemens/ruggedcom rugged operating system
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/04/backdoor-in-mission-critical-hardware-threatens-power-traffic-control-systems.arsThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Apr/277Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/889195Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.ruggedcom.com/productbulletin/ros-security-page/Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- 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/75244Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/04/backdoor-in-mission-critical-hardware-threatens-power-traffic-control-systems.arsThird Party Advisory
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Apr/277Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/889195Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
- http://www.ruggedcom.com/productbulletin/ros-security-page/Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
- 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/75244Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.