Hughes HN7740S/DW7000/HN7000S-SM Status Web Page GET Request input validation

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in Hughes HN7740S, DW7000 and HN7000S-SM. Affected is an unknown function of the component Status Web Page. Performing a manipulation as part of GET Request results in input validation. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2016-9494. The attack can only be performed from the local network. There is not any exploit available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Hughes HN7740S, DW7000 and HN7000S-SM (the affected version is unknown). It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code of the component Status Web Page. The manipulation as part of a GET Request leads to a input validation vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-20. The product receives input or data, but it does not validate or incorrectly validates that the input has the properties that are required to process the data safely and correctly. This is going to have an impact on availability. The summary by CVE is:

Hughes high-performance broadband satellite modems, models HN7740S DW7000 HN7000S/SM, are potentially vulnerable to improper input validation. The device's advanced status web page that is linked to from the basic status web page does not appear to properly parse malformed GET requests. This may lead to a denial of service.

The bug was discovered 02/15/2017. The weakness was released 07/13/2018 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). The advisory is shared at kb.cert.org. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-9494 since 11/21/2016. The exploitability is told to be easy. The attack needs to be initiated within the local network. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 513 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Upgrading eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 96244†). Entries connected to this vulnerability are available at VDB-121462, VDB-121463 and VDB-121464. If you want to get the best quality for vulnerability data then you always have to consider VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

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Class: Input validation
CWE: CWE-20
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Remote: Partially

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Recommended: Upgrade
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Timelineinfo

11/21/2016 🔍
02/15/2017 +86 days 🔍
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07/13/2018 +512 days 🔍
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07/14/2018 +1 days 🔍
12/27/2024 +2358 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: kb.cert.org
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2016-9494 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9494
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-121461
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SecurityFocus: 96244 - Multiple Hughes Satellite Modems VU#614751 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/14/2018 17:05
Updated: 12/27/2024 05:01
Changes: 07/14/2018 17:05 (66), 03/05/2020 08:27 (1), 12/27/2024 05:01 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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