4 TOTOLINK Router Models – Backdoor Credentials

  • 作者: Pierre Kim
    日期: 2015-07-16
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  • 来源:https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/37625/
  • ## Advisory Information
    
    Title: Backdoor credentials found in 4 TOTOLINK router models
    Advisory URL: https://pierrekim.github.io/advisories/2015-totolink-0x03.txt
    Blog URL: https://pierrekim.github.io/blog/2015-07-16-backdoor-credentials-found-in-4-TOTOLINK-products.html
    Date published: 2015-07-16
    Vendors contacted: None
    Release mode: 0days, Released
    CVE: no current CVE
    
    
    
    ## Product Description
    
    TOTOLINK is a brother brand of ipTime which wins over 80% of SOHO
    markets in South Korea.
    TOTOLINK produces routers routers, wifi access points and network
    devices. Their products are sold worldwide.
    
    
    
    ## Vulnerabilities Summary
    
    Backdoor credentials are present in several TOTOLINK products.
    
    It affects 4 TOTOLINK products (firmwares come from totolink.net and
    from totolink.cn):
    
    G150R-V1 : last firmware 1.0.0-B20150330
    (TOTOLINK-G150R-V1.0.0-B20150330.1734.web)
    G300R-V1 : last firmware 1.0.0-B20150330
    (TOTOLINK-G300R-V1.0.0-B20150330.1816.web)
    N150RH-V1 : last firmware 1.0.0-B20131219
    (TOTOLINK-N150RH-V1.0.0-B20131219.1014.web)
    N301RT-V1 : last firmware 1.0.0 (TOTOLINK N301RT_V1.0.0.web)
    
    It allows an attacker in the LAN to connect to the device using telnet
    with 2 different accounts: root and 'onlime_r' which gives with root
    privileges.
    
    
    
    ## Details - G150R-V1 and G300R-V1
    
    The init.d script executes these commands when the router starts:
    
    [...]
    cp /etc/passwd_orig /var/passwd
    cp /etc/group_orig /var/group
    telnetd&
    [...]
    
    
    The /etc/passwd_orig contains backdoor credentials:
    
    root:$1$01OyWDBw$Hrxb2t.LtmiiJD49OBsCU/:0:0:root:/:/bin/sh
    onlime_r:$1$01OyWDBw$Hrxb2t.LtmiiJD49OBsCU/:0:0:root:/:/bin/sh
    nobody:x:0:0:nobody:/:/dev/null
    
    The corresponding passwords are:
    
    root:12345
    onlime_r:12345
    
    
    ## Details - N150RH-V1 and N301RT
    
    The init.d script executes these commands when the router starts:
    
    [...]
    #start telnetd
    telnetd&
    [...]
    
    The binary /bin/sysconf executes these commands when the router starts:
    
    system("cp /etc/passwd.org /var/passwd 2> /dev/null")
    
    
    The /etc/passwd.org contains backdoor credentials:
    
    root:$1$01OyWDBw$Hrxb2t.LtmiiJD49OBsCU/:0:0:root:/:/bin/sh
    onlime_r:$1$01OyWDBw$Hrxb2t.LtmiiJD49OBsCU/:0:0:root:/:/bin/sh
    nobody:x:0:0:nobody:/:/dev/null
    
    The corresponding passwords are:
    
    root:12345
    onlime_r:12345
    
    
    
    ## Vendor Response
    
    TOTOLINK was not contacted in regard of this case.
    
    
    
    ## Report Timeline
    
    * Jun 25, 2015: Backdoor found by analysing TOTOLINK firmwares.
    * Jun 26, 2015: working PoCs.
    * Jul 16, 2015: A public advisory is sent to security mailing lists.
    
    
    
    ## Credit
    
    These backdoor credentials were found Pierre Kim (@PierreKimSec).
    
    
    
    ## References
    
    https://pierrekim.github.io/advisories/2015-totolink-0x03.txt
    
    
    
    ## Disclaimer
    
    This advisory is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution Non-Commercial
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