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CVE-2012-1803 Detail

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.


Metrics

 
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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-04/0186.html CERT/CC, CVE Broken Link 
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/04/backdoor-in-mission-critical-hardware-threatens-power-traffic-control-systems.ars CERT/CC, CVE Third Party Advisory 
http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-146-01A CERT/CC, CVE Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Apr/277 CERT/CC, CVE Exploit  Mailing List  Third Party Advisory 
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18779 CERT/CC, CVE Exploit  Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/889195 CERT/CC, CVE Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-8RCPEN CERT/CC, CVE Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.ruggedcom.com/productbulletin/ros-security-page/ CERT/CC, CVE Broken Link  Vendor Advisory 
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53215 CERT/CC, CVE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICS-ALERT-12-116-01A.pdf CERT/CC, CVE Broken Link  Third Party Advisory  US Government Resource 
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/04/ruggedcom-backdoor/ CERT/CC, CVE Third Party Advisory 
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75120 CERT/CC, CVE Third Party Advisory  VDB Entry 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-310 Cryptographic Issues cwe source acceptance level NIST  

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Change History

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-1803
NVD Published Date:
04/27/2012
NVD Last Modified:
04/10/2025
Source:
CERT/CC