fkie_cve-2010-2966
Vulnerability from fkie_nvd
Published
2010-08-05 13:22
Modified
2025-04-11 00:51
Severity ?
Summary
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.
References
cve@mitre.orghttp://blog.metasploit.com/2010/08/vxworks-vulnerabilities.htmlExploit
cve@mitre.orghttp://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/840249US Government Resource
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/08/vxworks-vulnerabilities.htmlExploit
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/840249US Government Resource
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
windriver vxworks *
windriver vxworks 5
windriver vxworks 5.5
windriver vxworks 6
windriver vxworks 6.4


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