CVE-2012-1803

Severity: high (CVSS 8.5 v2.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 48.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: yes
Published: 2012-04-28 · updated 2026-06-16
Weakness: CWE-310

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.

Affected products

Siemens Ruggedcom Rugged Operating System: from 3.2.0 through 3.10.1

References

http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2012-04/0186.html
http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/04/backdoor-in-mission-critical-hardware-threatens-power-traffic-control-systems.ars
http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-146-01A
http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Apr/277
http://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/18779
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/889195
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-8RCPEN
http://www.ruggedcom.com/productbulletin/ros-security-page/
http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/53215
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICS-ALERT-12-116-01A.pdf
http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/04/ruggedcom-backdoor/
https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75120

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