Belkin n150/n300/n450/n900 Wireless Router F7d1301v1 Passphrase cryptographic issues

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A vulnerability was found in Belkin n150, n300, n450 and n900 Wireless Router F7d1301v1 (Router Operating System). It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality of the component Passphrase. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a cryptographic issues vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-310. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, and integrity. The summary by CVE is:

Belkin wireless routers Surf N150 Model F7D1301v1, N900 Model F9K1104v1, N450 Model F9K1105V2, and N300 Model F7D2301v1 generate a predictable default WPA2-PSK passphrase based on eight digits of the WAN MAC address, which allows remote attackers to access the network by sniffing the beacon frames.

The weakness was shared 11/19/2012 by Jakob Lell and Jörg Schneider as CVE-2012-4366 as not defined advisory (Website). The advisory is shared at archives.neohapsis.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2012-4366 since 08/21/2012. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1600 for this issue.

After immediately, there has been an exploit disclosed. It is possible to download the exploit at jakoblell.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 318 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

The best possible mitigation is suggested to be Workaround.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at X-Force (80157).

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.5
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Class: Cryptographic issues
CWE: CWE-310
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Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
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Recommended: Workaround
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Workaround: jakoblell.com

Timelineinfo

01/06/2012 🔍
08/21/2012 +228 days 🔍
11/19/2012 +90 days 🔍
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11/21/2012 +2 days 🔍
11/26/2012 +5 days 🔍
04/16/2018 +1967 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: CVE-2012-4366
Researcher: Jakob Lell , Jörg Schneider
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2012-4366 (🔍)
X-Force: 80157, Medium Risk
SecurityFocus: 56591 - Multiple Belkin Wireless Routers Default WPA2 Password Security Vulnerability
OSVDB: 87617

scip Labs: https://www.scip.ch/en/?labs.20161013

Entryinfo

Created: 11/26/2012 13:45
Updated: 04/16/2018 11:52
Changes: 11/26/2012 13:45 (60), 04/16/2018 11:52 (6)
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