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April 25, 2012 04:05 pm

Backdoor In RuggedOS Systems: Infrastructure, Military Systems Vulnerable


FhnuZoag writes "A backdoor has been found in Canadian based RuggedCom's 'Rugged Operating System', providing easy access to anyone with the devices's MAC address — something often publically displayed. Rugged OS is being used in a wide range of applications, including traffic control, power generation, and even U.S. Navy bases. The backdoor was first found over a year ago, and RuggedCom have so far refused to patch out the exploit."The exploit is trivial: each device has a permanent "factory" user, and an automatically generated password derived from the MAC.

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