8.5
HIGH
CVE-2012-2441
RuggedCom Rugged Operating System (ROS) MAC Address Derived Authentication Vulnerability
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.

INFO

Published Date :

April 28, 2012, 12:55 a.m.

Last Modified :

Feb. 1, 2022, 4:53 p.m.

Remotely Exploitable :

Yes !

Impact Score :

10.0

Exploitability Score :

6.8
Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2012-2441 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 Siemens ruggedcom_rugged_operating_system
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2012-2441.

URL Resource
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/04/backdoor-in-mission-critical-hardware-threatens-power-traffic-control-systems.ars Third Party Advisory
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Apr/277 Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/889195 Third 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.pdf Broken 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/75244 Third Party Advisory VDB Entry

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The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2012-2441 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2012-2441 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    May. 14, 2024

    Action Type Old Value New Value
  • Modified Analysis by [email protected]

    Feb. 01, 2022

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Changed Reference Type http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/04/backdoor-in-mission-critical-hardware-threatens-power-traffic-control-systems.ars No Types Assigned http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/04/backdoor-in-mission-critical-hardware-threatens-power-traffic-control-systems.ars Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Apr/277 No Types Assigned http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Apr/277 Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/889195 US Government Resource http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/889195 Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://www.ruggedcom.com/productbulletin/ros-security-page/ Vendor Advisory http://www.ruggedcom.com/productbulletin/ros-security-page/ Broken Link, Vendor Advisory
    Changed Reference Type http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICS-ALERT-12-116-01A.pdf US Government Resource http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICS-ALERT-12-116-01A.pdf Broken Link, Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource
    Changed Reference Type http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/04/ruggedcom-backdoor/ No Types Assigned http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/04/ruggedcom-backdoor/ Third Party Advisory
    Changed Reference Type https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75244 No Types Assigned https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75244 Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
    Removed CWE NIST CWE-310
    Added CWE NIST CWE-521
    Changed CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:o:ruggedcom:ros:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (including) 3.2 OR *cpe:2.3:o:siemens:ruggedcom_rugged_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 3.3.0
  • CVE Modified by [email protected]

    Dec. 14, 2017

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Reference https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75244 [No Types Assigned]
  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Apr. 30, 2012

    Action Type Old Value New Value
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Exploit Prediction

EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days.

1.47 }} 0.18%

score

0.87099

percentile

CVSS2 - Vulnerability Scoring System
Access Vector
Access Complexity
Authentication
Confidentiality
Integrity
Availability