Unrated severityNVD Advisory· Published Apr 28, 2012· Updated Apr 29, 2026
CVE-2012-2441
CVE-2012-2441
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.
Affected products
1- cpe:2.3:o:siemens:ruggedcom_rugged_operating_system:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*Range: <3.3.0
Patches
0No patches discovered yet.
Vulnerability mechanics
AI mechanics synthesis has not run for this CVE yet.
References
7- seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2012/Apr/277nvdExploitMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- arstechnica.com/business/news/2012/04/backdoor-in-mission-critical-hardware-threatens-power-traffic-control-systems.arsnvdThird Party Advisory
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/889195nvdThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.ruggedcom.com/productbulletin/ros-security-page/nvdBroken LinkVendor Advisory
- www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICS-ALERT-12-116-01A.pdfnvdBroken LinkThird Party AdvisoryUS Government Resource
- www.wired.com/threatlevel/2012/04/ruggedcom-backdoor/nvdThird Party Advisory
- exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/75244nvdThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entry
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