CVE-2012-4698 Information

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.

Reference

http://ics-cert.us-cert.gov/advisories/ICSA-12-354-01A http://www.ruggedcom.com/productbulletin/ros-security-page/ http://www.us-cert.gov/control_systems/pdf/ICSA-12-354-01.pdf https://www.siemens.com/corporate-technology/pool/de/forschungsfelder/siemens_security_advisory_ssa-622607.pdf