CVE-2012-1803

critical

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.

References

Advisories

https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75120

http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/04/ruggedcom-backdoor/

http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53215

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-8RCPEN

http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/889195

http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-146-01A

http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/04/backdoor-in-mission-critical-hardware-threatens-power-traffic-control-systems.ars

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2012-04-28

Updated: 2025-04-11

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 8.5

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 9.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

Severity: Critical

EPSS

EPSS: 0.61252