CVE-2010-2966

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.

Score

CVSS 2.0 7.8 High

Status

Modified - cve@mitre.org

Published

2010-08-05

Last modified

2024-09-16

Weaknesses

CWE-255

Affected products

• Vxworks (Windriver)

References

• http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/08/vxworks-vulnerabilities.html
• http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/840249