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CVE-2010-2966

Severity CVSS v4.0:
Pending analysis
Type:
CWE-255 Credentials Management
Publication date:
05/08/2010
Last modified:
11/04/2025

Description

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.

Impact

Vector 2.0
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N CVSS v2.0 Severity and Metrics:

Base Score: 7.80 HIGH
Vector: AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:C/I:N/A:N

Attack Vector (AV): Network
Attack Complexity (AC): Low
Authentication (Au): None
Confidentiality (C): Complete
Integrity (I): None
Availability (A): None

Base Score 2.0
7.80
Severity 2.0
HIGH

Vulnerable products and versions

CPE From Up to
cpe:2.3:o:windriver:vxworks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* 6.8 (including)
cpe:2.3:o:windriver:vxworks:5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:windriver:vxworks:5.5:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:windriver:vxworks:6:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
cpe:2.3:o:windriver:vxworks:6.4:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

To consult the complete list of CPE names with products and versions, see this page


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