VDB-54251 · CVE-2010-2968 · SBV-27165

Windriver VxWorks up to 6.8 access control

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, has been found in Windriver VxWorks 5/5.5/6/6.4/6.8. Affected is an unknown function. The manipulation leads to access control. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2010-2968. There is not any exploit available.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Windriver VxWorks 5/5.5/6/6.4/6.8 (Hardware Driver Software). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects an unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a access control vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-264. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

The FTP daemon in Wind River VxWorks does not close the TCP connection after a number of failed login attempts, which makes it easier for remote attackers to obtain access via a brute-force attack.

The weakness was released 08/05/2010 (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at blog.metasploit.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2010-2968 since 08/04/2010. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1068 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at Vulnerability Center (SBV-27165†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-54250 and VDB-54249. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 7.5
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 7.5

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Access control
CWE: CWE-264
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: no mitigation known
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Timelineinfo

08/04/2010 🔍
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09/16/2010 +42 days 🔍
03/19/2015 +1645 days 🔍
03/04/2017 +716 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: blog.metasploit.com
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2010-2968 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2010-2968
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-54251
Vulnerability Center: 27165 - Wind River VxWorks Allows Remote Attackers to Gain Access, High

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Entryinfo

Created: 03/19/2015 14:37
Updated: 03/04/2017 18:15
Changes: 03/19/2015 14:37 (46), 03/04/2017 18:15 (7)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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