Netgear DGN2200 N300 up to 1.0.0.36-7.0.37 Authentication Mechanism backdoor

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Netgear DGN2200 N300 up to 1.0.0.36-7.0.37. It has been rated as critical. The impacted element is an unknown function of the component Authentication Mechanism. Performing a manipulation results in backdoor. Moreover, an exploit is present.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Netgear DGN2200 N300 up to 1.0.0.36-7.0.37 (Wireless LAN Software). It has been classified as critical. This affects an unknown function of the component Authentication Mechanism. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a backdoor vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-912. The product contains functionality that is not documented, not part of the specification, and not accessible through an interface or command sequence that is obvious to the product's users or administrators. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.

The weakness was disclosed 02/12/2014 by Andrew Horton with BAE Systems Applied Intelligence as AIS-2014-003 as not defined poc (Packetstorm). It is possible to read the advisory at packetstormsecurity.com. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details are unknown but a public exploit is available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1588.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

A public exploit has been developed by Andrew Horton and been published immediately after the advisory. The exploit is shared for download at exploit-db.com. It is declared as proof-of-concept. We expect the 0-day to have been worth approximately $25k-$100k.

There is no information about possible countermeasures known. It may be suggested to replace the affected object with an alternative product.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (91127), Exploit-DB (31617), SecurityFocus (BID 65530†) and OSVDB (102901†). The entries VDB-12195, VDB-12326, VDB-12328 and VDB-12329 are pretty similar. Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.6

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
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Class: Backdoor
CWE: CWE-912
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Access: Public
Status: Proof-of-Concept
Author: Andrew Horton
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Recommended: no mitigation known
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Workaround: Remove Backdoor Feature

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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: netgear.com

Advisory: AIS-2014-003
Researcher: Andrew Horton
Organization: BAE Systems Applied Intelligence
Status: Not defined

GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-12327
X-Force: 91127 - NetGear DGN2200 N300 Wireless Gearguy backdoor, High Risk
SecurityFocus: 65530 - NetGear N300 DGN2200 Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: 102901

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

Created: 02/18/2014 10:59
Updated: 03/30/2019 13:37
Changes: 02/18/2014 10:59 (50), 03/30/2019 13:37 (10)
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Committer: olku
Cache ID: 216::103

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