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CVE-2012-4698 Details

Description

Siemens RuggedCom Rugged Operating System (ROS) before 3.12, ROX I OS through 1.14.5, ROX II OS through 2.3.0, and RuggedMax OS through 4.2.1.4621.22 use hardcoded private keys for SSL and SSH communication, which makes it easier for man-in-the-middle attackers to spoof servers and decrypt network traffic by leveraging the availability of these keys within ROS files at all customer installations.

Metrics

CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

No CVSS 3.x data is available for this CVE.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URLSource(s)Tag(s)
http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-354-01A CVE
https://www.siemens.com/corporate-technology/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-622607.pdf CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.ruggedcom.com/productbulletin/ros-security-page/ CVEVendor Advisory
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-354-01.pdf CVEUS Government Resource
http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-354-01A [email protected]

see all 8 references

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-IDCWE NameSource
CWE-200Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor[email protected]

Affected Products

ProductVersions
siemens ros
<= 3.11.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:siemens:ros:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
siemens rox i os
<= 1.14.5

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:siemens:rox_i_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
siemens rox ii os
<= 2.3.0

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:siemens:rox_ii_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.
siemens ruggedmax os
<= 4.2.1.4621.22

CPE

  • cpe:2.3:o:siemens:ruggedmax_os:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

Remediation

  • No remediation found in references.

Change History

5 change records found show changes

QUICK INFO

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2012-4698
NVD Published Date:
Dec 23, 2012
NVD Last Modified:
Jun 16, 2026
Source:
[email protected]
CVE-2012-4698 Details - Not Deferred