CVE-2012-1803

Public Exploit

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.

Category

8.5
CVSS
Severity: High
CVSS 2.0 •
EPSS 61.25% Top 5%
Vendor Advisory ruggedcom.com
Affected: n/a n/a
Published at:
Updated at:

References

Link Tags
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/04/ruggedcom-backdoor/ third party advisory
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18779 third party advisory vdb entry exploit
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75120 third party advisory vdb entry
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/889195 third party advisory us government resource
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-04/0186.html broken link mailing list
http://www.ruggedcom.com/productbulletin/ros-security-page/ vendor advisory broken link
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICS-ALERT-12-116-01A.pdf broken link third party advisory us government resource
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-8RCPEN third party advisory us government resource
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Apr/277 mailing list third party advisory exploit
http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-146-01A third party advisory us government resource
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/04/backdoor-in-mission-critical-hardware-threatens-power-traffic-control-systems.ars third party advisory
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53215 third party advisory vdb entry

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2012-1803?
CVE-2012-1803 has been scored as a high severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2012-1803?
To fix CVE-2012-1803, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2012-1803 being actively exploited in the wild?
It is possible that CVE-2012-1803 is being exploited or will be exploited in a near future based on public information. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~61% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.
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