VDB-96267 · CVE-2016-10179 · BID 95877

D-Link DWR-932B WPS PIN hard-coded credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in D-Link DWR-932B and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function of the component WPS PIN. Performing a manipulation with the input 28296607 results in hard-coded credentials. This vulnerability is reported as CVE-2016-10179. The attack may be carried out on the physical device. No exploit exists. You should change the configuration settings.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in D-Link DWR-932B (the affected version unknown). This affects an unknown part of the component WPS PIN. The manipulation with the input value 28296607 leads to a hard-coded credentials vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-798. The product contains hard-coded credentials, such as a password or cryptographic key, which it uses for its own inbound authentication, outbound communication to external components, or encryption of internal data. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

An issue was discovered on the D-Link DWR-932B router. There is a hardcoded WPS PIN of 28296607.

The bug was discovered 02/01/2017. The weakness was disclosed 01/30/2017 by Pierre Kim (Website). It is possible to read the advisory at securityfocus.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2016-10179 since 01/29/2017. Attacking locally is a requirement. No form of authentication is needed for exploitation. Technical details of the vulnerability are known, but there is no available exploit. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1110.001 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

It is possible to mitigate the problem by applying the configuration setting .

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at SecurityFocus (BID 95877†). The entries VDB-96265, VDB-96266, VDB-96268 and VDB-96269 are pretty similar. Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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Class: Hard-coded credentials
CWE: CWE-798 / CWE-259 / CWE-255
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Physical: Yes
Local: Yes
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Sourcesinfo

Vendor: dlink.com

Advisory: securityfocus.com⛔
Researcher: Pierre Kim
Status: Not defined

CVE: CVE-2016-10179 (🔍)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2016-10179
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-96267
SecurityFocus: 95877 - Dlink DWR-932B Multiple Security Vulnerabilities
OSVDB: - CVE-2016-10179 - D-Link - DWR-932B - Hardcoded Credentials Issue

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Entryinfo

Created: 01/30/2017 17:27
Updated: 05/16/2026 23:43
Changes: 01/30/2017 17:27 (59), 08/07/2020 12:28 (6), 05/16/2026 23:43 (17)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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