CVE-2012-2441
highpriority · attend · 47EPSS 0.085 · 95 %ileexploit · PoCEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-23
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.
cvss
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode
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exploits (1)
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- EDB-18779RuggedCom Devices - Backdoor AccessPoC · exploit_db
affected products (2)
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- siemens ruggedcom rugged operating system< 3.3.0nvdUScpe:2.3:o:siemens:ruggedcom_rugged_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (3)
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sources
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references (21)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/04/backdoor-in-mission-critical-hardware-threatens-power-traffic-control-systems.arscnnvd
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Apr/277cnnvd
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/889195cnnvd
- http://www.ruggedcom.com/productbulletin/ros-security-page/cnnvd
- http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICS-ALERT-12-116-01A.pdfcnnvd
- http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/04/ruggedcom-backdoor/cnnvd
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75244cnnvd
- http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/04/backdoor-in-mission-critical-hardware-threatens-power-traffic-control-systems.arsenisa_euvd
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