CVE-2010-2967

Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 1.7% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2010-08-05 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-310

Description

The loginDefaultEncrypt algorithm in loginLib in Wind River VxWorks before 6.9 does not properly support a large set of distinct possible passwords, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a (1) telnet, (2) rlogin, or (3) FTP session.

Affected products

Windriver Vxworks: through 6.8; 5, 5.5, 6, 6.4

References

http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/08/vxworks-vulnerabilities.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/840249
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-863QH9
https://support.windriver.com/olsPortal/faces/maintenance/downloadDetails.jspx?contentId=033709
http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/08/vxworks-vulnerabilities.html
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/840249
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-863QH9
https://support.windriver.com/olsPortal/faces/maintenance/downloadDetails.jspx?contentId=033709

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