# CVE-2012-2441: Hardcoded credentials in n/a

> Remote attackers can gain administrative access to RuggedCom devices by deriving the factory account password from the MAC address displayed in the banner.

- **Severity:** High 8.5 (`AV:N/AC:M/Au:S/C:C/I:C/A:C`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 28 Apr 2012
- **Updated:** 6 Aug 2024
- **Also known as:** GHSA-38rw-qv5h-8xqf

## What is CVE-2012-2441?

CVE-2012-2441 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Apr 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-521 (Weak Password Requirements)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2012-2441?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Siemens Ruggedcom Rugged Operating System.

## How do I fix CVE-2012-2441?

No fix has been published for CVE-2012-2441 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2012-2441 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2441 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Public exploit code:

- RuggedCom Devices - Backdoor Access (exploitdb)

## Other vulnerabilities in n/a

- [CVE-2012-1803](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-1803/): Hardcoded credentials in n/a (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2013-6925](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6925/): Other in n/a (high 8.3)
- [CVE-2013-6926](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2013-6926/): Privilege escalation in n/a (high 8.0)
- [CVE-2014-1966](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-1966/): Denial of service in n/a (high 7.8)
- [CVE-2014-2590](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2014-2590/): Denial of service in n/a (medium 5.0)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2012-2441 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2012-2441 is a high-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 28 Apr 2012. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2012-2441 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: n/a. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2441/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2012-2441/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2012-2441
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2012-2441
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2012-2441

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