Hughes HN7740S/DW7000/HN7000S-SM /com/gatewayreset HTTP GET Request missing authentication

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Hughes HN7740S, DW7000 and HN7000S-SM. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the file /com/gatewayreset. The manipulation as part of HTTP GET Request leads to missing authentication. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2016-9496. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Hughes HN7740S, DW7000 and HN7000S-SM (version now known). It has been rated as critical. This issue affects some unknown processing of the file /com/gatewayreset. The manipulation as part of a HTTP GET Request leads to a missing authentication vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-306. The product does not perform any authentication for functionality that requires a provable user identity or consumes a significant amount of resources. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Hughes high-performance broadband satellite modems, models HN7740S DW7000 HN7000S/SM, lacks authentication. An unauthenticated user may send an HTTP GET request to http://[ip]/com/gatewayreset or http://[ip]/cgi/reboot.bin to cause the modem to reboot.

The bug was discovered 02/15/2017. The weakness was presented 07/13/2018 as confirmed advisory (CERT.org). It is possible to read the advisory at kb.cert.org. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2016-9496 since 11/21/2016. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit.

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†). See VDB-121461, VDB-121462 and VDB-121464 for similar entries. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.8

VulDB Base Score: 7.3
VulDB Temp Score: 7.0
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Missing authentication
CWE: CWE-306 / CWE-287
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Status: Not defined

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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-2016-9496 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-9496
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-121463
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SecurityFocus: 96244 - Multiple Hughes Satellite Modems VU#614751 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities

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Entryinfo

Created: 07/14/2018 17:06
Updated: 12/27/2024 05:01
Changes: 07/14/2018 17:06 (66), 03/05/2020 08:32 (1), 12/27/2024 05:01 (18)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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