National Cyber Awareness System
Vulnerability Summary for CVE-2012-4698
Original release date:12/23/2012
Last revised:05/21/2013
Source:
US-CERT/NIST
Overview
Siemens RuggedCom Rugged Operating System (ROS) before 3.12, ROX I OS through 1.14.5, ROX II OS through 2.3.0, and RuggedMax OS through 4.2.1.4621.22 use hardcoded private keys for SSL and SSH communication, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and decrypt network traffic by leveraging the availability of these keys within ROS files at all customer installations.
Impact
CVSS Severity (version 2.0):
Impact Subscore:
2.9
Exploitability Subscore:
8.6
CVSS Version 2 Metrics:
Access Vector: Network exploitable
Access Complexity: Medium
Authentication: Not required to exploit
Impact Type:Allows unauthorized disclosure of information
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US-CERT Security Bulletin: http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-354-01.pdf
Name: http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-354-01.pdf
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: https://www.siemens.com/corporate-technology/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-622607.pdf
Type: Advisory
External Source: CONFIRM
Name: http://www.ruggedcom.com/productbulletin/ros-security-page/
Type: Advisory
External Source: MISC
Name: http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-354-01A
Technical Details
- Information Leak / Disclosure (CWE-200)
