Alpine Halo9 UPDM_wemCmdUpdFSpeDecomp command injection

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A vulnerability was found in Alpine Halo9. It has been rated as critical. This impacts the function UPDM_wemCmdUpdFSpeDecomp. The manipulation leads to command injection. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2024-23961. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available. It is advised to substitute the affected component with an alternative.

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A vulnerability was found in Alpine Halo9 (version unknown) and classified as very critical. This issue affects the function UPDM_wemCmdUpdFSpeDecomp. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a command injection vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-77. The product constructs all or part of a command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended command when it is sent to a downstream component. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Alpine Halo9 UPDM_wemCmdUpdFSpeDecomp Command Injection Remote Code Execution Vulnerability. This vulnerability allows physically present attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of Alpine Halo9 devices. Authentication is not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the UPDM_wemCmdUpdFSpeDecomp function. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of a user-supplied string before using it to execute a system call. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-23306

The advisory is shared at zerodayinitiative.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2024-23961 since 01/25/2024. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. No form of authentication is needed for a successful exploitation. Technical details are known, but no exploit is available. The price for an exploit might be around USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 10/04/2024). MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1202 for this issue.

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• Halo9

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