CVE-2010-2966

Severity

78%

Complexity

99%

Confidentiality

115%

The INCLUDE_SECURITY functionality in Wind River VxWorks 6.x, 5.x, and earlier uses the LOGIN_USER_NAME and LOGIN_USER_PASSWORD (aka LOGIN_PASSWORD) parameters to create hardcoded credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a (1) telnet, (2) rlogin, or (3) FTP session.

The INCLUDE_SECURITY functionality in Wind River VxWorks 6.x, 5.x, and earlier uses the LOGIN_USER_NAME and LOGIN_USER_PASSWORD (aka LOGIN_PASSWORD) parameters to create hardcoded credentials, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a (1) telnet, (2) rlogin, or (3) FTP session.

CVSS 2.0 Base Score 7.8. CVSS Attack Vector: network. CVSS Attack Complexity: low. CVSS Vector: (AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N).

Overview

Type

Wind River VxWorks

First reported 14 years ago

2010-08-05 13:22:00

Last updated 14 years ago

2010-08-05 13:22:00

Affected Software

Wind River VxWorks 5

5

Wind River VxWorks 5.5

5.5

Wind River VxWorks 6

6

Wind River VxWorks 6.4

6.4

References

http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/08/vxworks-vulnerabilities.html

Exploit

VU#840249

US Government Resource

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