Critical Vulnerabilities on the D-Link DIR-2640 Router

High

Default password on Quagga Service (CVE-2021-20132)

CVSSv3 Vector: AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (Base Score 8.8)

D-Link's DIR-2640 router, with the latest firmware (1.11B02) enables the Quagga network configuration services by default, with /sbin/zebra listening on tcp port 2601 and /sbin/ripd listening on tcp port 2602. These services are configured to use a default password for both accessing the command line interface and escalating privileges with the enable command. This password can be easily discovered, and used to gain complete control of both services, each of which are running with root privileges (that is, as the admin user, with UID 0).

Arbitrary file read and denial of service (CVE-2021-20133)

CVSSv3 Vector: AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:H (Base Score 6.1)

An attacker can read a large portion of any text file on the filesystem (since the daemon runs with root privileges) by dropping into the configuration terminal interface and then setting the path for the "message of the day" banner to any file on the system. A sensitive file such as /etc/passwd can be declared the "message of the day" in this fashion, and read by the attacker when they next connect to the service.

This will set the "message of the day" banner to contents of /etc/passwd. By logging back in, the attacker can retrieve the contents of the file. Long filess may be displayed only in part, and binary data will likely be corrupted, but reasonably short text files in the ASCII encoding can be read in their entirety in this fashion.

If the attacker sets the "message of the day" path to a special device such as /dev/urandom, then they can bring about a denial of service to the Quagga cli interface.

Arbitrary file append (CVE-2021-20134)

CVSSv3 Vector: AV:A/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H (Base Score 8.4)

An attacker can append to any file they wish in the Quagga command line interface by, again, entering the configuration terminal and then setting the path for the log file to any file they wish on the system. They can then issue a log message with the command logmsg alerts, which will be appended to the end of that file, following a short prefix. By appending to the end of a shell script, for instance, the attacker can achieve remote code execution as root (i.e., "admin"), so long as they are able to either trigger the execution of that script, or wait until the script is executed. This technique can be used to install a backdoor on the router.

Appending to and reading from arbitrary files on the router.

This vulnerability remains unpatched at the time of writing. An intrepid user could, at their own risk, craft a shell command to disable the Quagga zebra and ripd services and then use the file-append vulnerability to write that command to the end of script that they know will be executed whenever the device is rebooted. In order for this to work, the target script would have to reside on one of the device's persistent filesystems, or the modifications would not survive a reboot. It is also possible to use the denial of service vulnerability described in the Synopsis to temporalily block access to either service.

September 24, 2021 - Tenable notifies D-Link of vulnerabilities and explains disclosure policy

September 24, 2021 - D-Link acknowledges notification

October 14, 2021 - D-Link requests additional details

October 14, 2021 - Tenable provides D-Link with complete proof-of-concept scripts

October 14, 2021 - D-Link acknowledges receipt of scripts

October 17, 2021 - D-Link provides Tenable with patched firmware image to review

October 26, 2021 - Tenable responds to D-Link with analysis and criticism of proposed patch, which remains vulnerable

October 27, 2021 - D-Link acknowledges receipt of feedback

December 28, 2021 - Advisory Published

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CVE ID: CVE-2021-20132
CVE-2021-20133
CVE-2021-20134

Tenable Advisory ID: TRA-2021-44

Credit:
Olivia Fraser

CVSSv3 Base / Temporal Score:
8.8 / 8.6

CVSSv3 Vector:
AV:A/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Products:
D-Link DIR-2640 with Firmware Version <= 1.11B02

Risk Factor:
High

Additional Keywords:
RCE
routers
default credentials

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Critical Vulnerabilities on the D-Link DIR-2640 Router

Synopsis

Default password on Quagga Service (CVE-2021-20132)

Arbitrary file read and denial of service (CVE-2021-20133)

Arbitrary file append (CVE-2021-20134)

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Critical Vulnerabilities on the D-Link DIR-2640 Router

Synopsis

Default password on Quagga Service (CVE-2021-20132)

Arbitrary file read and denial of service (CVE-2021-20133)

Arbitrary file append (CVE-2021-20134)

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