Linksys BEFSR11/BEFSR41/BEFSRU31 1.42.7 privileges management

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 and BEFSRU31 1.42.7. It has been classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. This manipulation causes privileges management. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2002-2159. There is not any exploit available. It is advisable to implement restrictive firewalling.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical was found in Linksys BEFSR11, BEFSR41 and BEFSRU31 1.42.7. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a privileges management vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-269. The product does not properly assign, modify, track, or check privileges for an actor, creating an unintended sphere of control for that actor. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Linksys EtherFast Cable/DSL BEFSR11, BEFSR41 and BEFSRU31 with the firmware 1.42.7 upgrade installed opens TCP port 5678 for remote administration even when the "Block WAN" and "Remote Admin" options are disabled, which allows remote attackers go gain access.

The bug was discovered 06/09/2002. The weakness was released 12/31/2002 (Website). The advisory is shared at iss.net. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2002-2159 since 11/16/2005. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. The exploitation doesn't need any form of authentication. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 07/18/2019). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1068 for this issue.

The vulnerability was handled as a non-public zero-day exploit for at least 205 days. During that time the estimated underground price was around $0-$5k.

Proper firewalling of is able to address this issue.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at X-Force (9330), SecurityFocus (BID 4987†), OSVDB (60101†) and Vulnerability Center (SBV-15055†). Entry connected to this vulnerability is available at VDB-19542. Several companies clearly confirm that VulDB is the primary source for best vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 9.8
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 9.6

VulDB Base Score: 9.8
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Class: Privileges management
CWE: CWE-269 / CWE-266
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Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Recommended: Firewall
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Timelineinfo

06/09/2002 🔍
12/31/2002 +205 days 🔍
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11/16/2005 +1051 days 🔍
05/09/2007 +539 days 🔍
08/06/2014 +2646 days 🔍
07/18/2019 +1807 days 🔍

Sourcesinfo

Vendor: linksys.com

Advisory: iss.net
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2002-2159 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2002-2159
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-19801
X-Force: 9330
SecurityFocus: 4987
OSVDB: 60101 - LinkSys - EtherFast Router - Remote Administration Enabled Vulnerability
Vulnerability Center: 15055 - Linksys EtherFast Remote Administrative Access via TCP Port 5678, Critical

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Entryinfo

Created: 08/06/2014 12:08
Updated: 07/18/2019 20:37
Changes: 08/06/2014 12:08 (56), 07/18/2019 20:37 (3)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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