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TITLE:
Rockwell Automation 1756-ENBT Series A VxWorks Debugger Vulnerability

SECUNIA ADVISORY ID:
SA40829

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RELEASE DATE:
2010-08-04

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DESCRIPTION:
A vulnerability has been reported in Rockwell Automation 1756-ENBT
series A, which can be exploited by malicious people to compromise
the vulnerable device.

The vulnerability is caused due to the VxWorks debug agent being
enabled, which can be exploited to gain control over the device by
e.g. sending specially crafted requests to port 17185/UDP.

The vulnerability is reported in Rockwell Automation 1756-ENBT series
A running firmware versions 3.2.6 and 3.6.1.

SOLUTION:
See Rockwell Automation Technote #69735.

Further details available in Customer Area:
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PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY:
Reported in VxWorks by Bennett Todd, Shawn Merdinger, and HD Moore.

ORIGINAL ADVISORY:
US-CERT VU#362332:
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/362332
http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/MAPG-86FPQL

HD Moore:
http://blog.metasploit.com/2010/08/vxworks-vulnerabilities.html

OTHER REFERENCES:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

DEEP LINKS:
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EXTENDED DESCRIPTION:
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EXTENDED SOLUTION:
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EXPLOIT:
Further details available in Customer Area:
http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/

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