66842 : Wind River Systems' VxWorks WDB Debug Service Remote Arbitrary Memory Manipulation
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Timeline

Disclosure Date
2010-08-02

Description

VxWorks contains a flaw that may allow a remote attacker to read and write arbitrary memory on the device. The issue is triggered by leaving the WDB target agent debug service enabled by default.

Classification

Location: Remote / Network Access
Attack Type: Denial of Service, Input Manipulation
Impact: Loss of Integrity, Loss of Availability
Solution: Workaround
Exploit: Exploit Public
Disclosure: Vendor Verified
OSVDB: SCADA

Solution

Currently, there are no known upgrades or patches to correct this vulnerability. It is possible to temporarily work around the flaw by implementing the following workaround: Disable the WDB target agent debug service.

Products

Wind River Systems, Inc.

VxWorks

6.8

References

CVE ID: 2010-2965 (see also: NVD)
CERT VU: 362332
Secunia Advisory ID: 40829
Bugtraq ID: 42158
Metasploit ID: 66842
Other Advisory URL: http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/08/vxworks-vulnerabilities.html
http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-10-214-01.pdf
Vendor Specific News/Changelog Entry: http://rockwellautomation.custhelp.com/cgi-bin/rockwellautomation.cfg/php/enduser/std_adp.php?p_faqid=69735
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-86EPFA
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-86FPQL
https://support.windriver.com/olsPortal/faces/maintenance/downloadDetails.jspx?contentId=033708

Tools & Filters

	48264

Credit

H D Moore - Metasploit

CVSSv2 Score

CVSSv2 Base Score = 10.0
Source: nvd.nist.gov | Generated: 2010-08-05 | Disagree?

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