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.
Public exploits
Exploit or proof-of-concept code for this vulnerability is publicly available, which lowers the bar for attackers. Treat it as a reason to patch sooner.
Third-party code, not reviewed by us. Public PoCs are sometimes fake or contain malware. Read the code first and run it only in an isolated lab, against systems you are authorised to test.
Exploit-DB 1
- RuggedCom Devices - Backdoor Access EDB-18779 · remote · Apr 24, 2012
Sources: PoC-in-GitHub, Metasploit Framework, Exploit-DB — updated daily. Only links are listed; no exploit code is hosted here.
References
- http://www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/04/ruggedcom-backdoor/
- VU#889195 third-party-advisory
- http://www.ruggedcom.com/productbulletin/ros-security-page/
- http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICS-ALERT-12-116-01A.pdf
- ruggedcom-unauth-access(75244) vdb-entry
- 20120423 RuggedCom - Backdoor Accounts in my SCADA network? You don't say... mailing-list
- http://arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/04/backdoor-in-mission-critical-hardware-threatens-power-traffic-control-systems.ars