---------------------------------------------------------------------- "From 2007 to 2009 vulnerabilities in a typical end-user PC almost doubled from about 220 to 420." Non-Microsoft software to blame for increase in vulnerabilities affecting typical Windows end-users, read more: http://secunia.com/gfx/pdf/Secunia_Half_Year_Report_2010.pdf ---------------------------------------------------------------------- TITLE: Rockwell Automation 1756-ENBT Series A VxWorks Debugger Vulnerability SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA40829 VERIFY ADVISORY: Secunia.com http://secunia.com/advisories/40829/ Customer Area (Credentials Required) https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=40829 RELEASE DATE: 2010-08-04 DISCUSS ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/40829/#comments AVAILABLE ON SITE AND IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Last Update * Popularity * Comments * Criticality Level * Impact * Where * Solution Status * Operating System / Software * CVE Reference(s) http://secunia.com/advisories/40829/ ONLY AVAILABLE IN CUSTOMER AREA: * Authentication Level * Report Reliability * Secunia PoC * Secunia Analysis * Systems Affected * Approve Distribution * Remediation Status * Secunia CVSS Score * CVSS https://ca.secunia.com/?page=viewadvisory&vuln_id=40829 ONLY AVAILABLE WITH SECUNIA CSI AND SECUNIA PSI: * AUTOMATED SCANNING http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/personal/ http://secunia.com/vulnerability_scanning/corporate/wsus_sccm_3rd_third_party_patching/ 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: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ 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: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXTENDED DESCRIPTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXTENDED SOLUTION: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ EXPLOIT: Further details available in Customer Area: http://secunia.com/products/corporate/EVM/ ---------------------------------------------------------------------- About: This Advisory was delivered by Secunia as a free service to help private users keeping their systems up to date against the latest vulnerabilities. Subscribe: http://secunia.com/advisories/secunia_security_advisories/ Definitions: (Criticality, Where etc.) http://secunia.com/advisories/about_secunia_advisories/ Please Note: Secunia recommends that you verify all advisories you receive by clicking the link. Secunia NEVER sends attached files with advisories. Secunia does not advise people to install third party patches, only use those supplied by the vendor. ---------------------------------------------------------------------- Unsubscribe: Secunia Security Advisories http://secunia.com/sec_adv_unsubscribe/?email=packet%40packetstormsecurity.org ----------------------------------------------------------------------