CVE-2012-2441

N/A Unknown
Published: April 28, 2012 Modified: April 29, 2026
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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.

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References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Patch Vendor Advisory Exploit Third Party Advisory
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/04/backdoor-in-mission-critical-hardware-threatens-power-traffic-control-systems.ars
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Apr/277
Source: cve@mitre.org
Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/889195
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.ruggedcom.com/productbulletin/ros-security-page/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICS-ALERT-12-116-01A.pdf
Source: cve@mitre.org
Broken Link Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/04/ruggedcom-backdoor/
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75244
Source: cve@mitre.org
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/04/backdoor-in-mission-critical-hardware-threatens-power-traffic-control-systems.ars
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Apr/277
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/889195
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.ruggedcom.com/productbulletin/ros-security-page/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Vendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICS-ALERT-12-116-01A.pdf
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Broken Link Third Party Advisory US Government Resource
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/04/ruggedcom-backdoor/
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75244
Source: af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108
Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

14 reference(s) from NVD

Quick Stats

CVSS v3 Score
N/A / 10.0
EPSS (Exploit Probability)
8.6%
94th percentile
Exploitation Status
Not in CISA KEV

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-521

Affected Vendors

siemens

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