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CVE-2012-2441

RuggedCom Rugged Operating System (ROS) before 3.3 has a factory account with a password derived from the MAC Address fi

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.

HIGH · CVSS 8.5 EPSS 0.25146
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  • EPSS ≥ 0.10 - elevated exploitation probability
  • EPSS percentile: top 4% of all CVEs by exploitation likelihood
  • Public exploit or PoC is available
  • CVSS base score ≥ 7.0
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Weakness Classification

CWE-521Weak Password Requirements
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Affected Products & Versions

1
siemens ruggedcom rugged operating system< 3.3.0
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Public Exploits & PoCs

1
remoteRuggedCom Devices - Backdoor Access2012-04-24
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Scoring & Timeline

8.5
HIGH · CVSS v2 (legacy) · cve@mitre.org
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This CVE predates CVSS v3; the legacy v2 score is shown so triage still has a severity to work with.
v2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C
Published to NVD28 Apr 2012 · 12:55 AM
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References & Sources

7
Source URLs (vendor pages, mailing lists, write-ups). Exploit/PoC links are in their own section above to avoid duplication.
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/277ExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/889195Third Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.ruggedcom.com/productbulletin/ros-security-page/Broken LinkVendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICS-ALERT-12-116-01A.pdfBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/04/ruggedcom-backdoor/Third Party Advisory
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