Vulnerability in Windriver Vxworks
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.
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CVSS v2 metric
CVSS v2 base score 7.8 (High). Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N. This CVE predates CVSS v3 and has no v3 score from NVD.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.015 (74.1th percentile), scored .
Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 74th percentile — 74.1% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.015 · newest: 0.015 · change: 0.000
Affected products
- Windriver Vxworks — versions 6, 6.4, 5.5
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/840249 (US Government Resource, third-party-advisory)
- blog.metasploit.com/2010/08/vxworks-vulnerabilities.html (Exploit)