VAR-200803-0168
Vulnerability from variot - Updated: 2025-04-10 20:45cgi-bin/setup_virtualserver.exe on the Belkin F5D7230-4 router with firmware 9.01.10 allows remote attackers to cause a denial of service (control center outage) via an HTTP request with invalid POST data and a "Connection: Keep-Alive" header. The Belkin F5D7230-4 Wireless G Router is prone to a denial-of-service vulnerability. Attackers can exploit this issue to deny access to the device's control center for legitimate users. Belkin F5D7230-4 running firmware 9.01.10 is vulnerable; other devices and firmware versions may also be affected. ----------------------------------------------------------------------
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TITLE: Belkin Wireless G Router Security Bypass and Denial of Service
SECUNIA ADVISORY ID: SA29345
VERIFY ADVISORY: http://secunia.com/advisories/29345/
CRITICAL: Less critical
IMPACT: Security Bypass, DoS
WHERE:
From local network
OPERATING SYSTEM: Belkin Wireless G Router http://secunia.com/product/6130/
DESCRIPTION: Some security issues and a vulnerability have been reported in the Belkin Wireless G Router, which can be exploited by malicious people to bypass certain security restrictions or cause a DoS (Denial of Service).
1) An error in the implementation of authenticated sessions can be exploited to gain access to the router's control panel by establishing a session from a previously authenticated IP address.
2) An error exists within the enforcing of permissions in cgi-bin/setup_dns.exe. This can be exploited to perform restricted administrative actions by directly accessing the vulnerable script.
3) An error exists in the cgi-bin/setup_virtualserver.exe script when processing HTTP POST data.
The security issues and the vulnerability are reported in model F5D7230-4, firmware version 9.01.10.
SOLUTION: Restrict network access to the router's web interface.
PROVIDED AND/OR DISCOVERED BY: loftgaia
ORIGINAL ADVISORY: http://www.gnucitizen.org/projects/router-hacking-challenge/
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Sightings
| Author | Source | Type | Date |
|---|
Nomenclature
- Seen: The vulnerability was mentioned, discussed, or observed by the user.
- Confirmed: The vulnerability has been validated from an analyst's perspective.
- Published Proof of Concept: A public proof of concept is available for this vulnerability.
- Exploited: The vulnerability was observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Patched: The vulnerability was observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not exploited: The vulnerability was not observed as exploited by the user who reported the sighting.
- Not confirmed: The user expressed doubt about the validity of the vulnerability.
- Not patched: The vulnerability was not observed as successfully patched by the user who reported the sighting.