CVE-2017-8330
Description
An issue was discovered on Securifi Almond, Almond+, and Almond 2015 devices with firmware AL-R096. The device provides a UPnP functionality for devices to interface with the router and interact with the device. It seems that the "NewInMessage" SOAP parameter passed with a huge payload results in crashing the process. If the firmware version AL-R096 is dissected using binwalk tool, we obtain a cpio-root archive which contains the filesystem set up on the device that contains all the binaries. The binary "miniupnpd" is the one that has the vulnerable function that receives the values sent by the SOAP request. If we open this binary in IDA-pro we will notice that this follows a MIPS little endian format. The function WscDevPutMessage at address 0x0041DBB8 in IDA pro is identified to be receiving the values sent in the SOAP request. The SOAP parameter "NewInMesage" received at address 0x0041DC30 causes the miniupnpd process to finally crash when a second request is sent to the same process.
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A buffer overflow in the UPnP service of Securifi Almond devices (firmware AL-R096) allows remote attackers to crash the miniupnpd process via a crafted SOAP NewInMessage parameter.
Vulnerability
The issue resides in the UPnP implementation on Securifi Almond, Almond+, and Almond 2015 devices running firmware version AL-R096. The miniupnpd binary handles SOAP requests, and the WscDevPutMessage function at address 0x0041DBB8 processes the NewInMessage parameter. A large payload sent to this parameter causes a crash [1]. The vulnerability is present in the UPnP functionality that is enabled by default.
Exploitation
No authentication is required; the attacker only needs network access to the device's UPnP endpoint. By sending a SOAP request with an oversized NewInMessage parameter, the attacker can cause the miniupnpd process to crash. According to the available references, a second request to the same process triggers the crash, but the initial oversized input likely corrupts internal state [1][2]. The exploit is remote and does not require user interaction.
Impact
Successful exploitation results in a denial of service (DoS) condition as the UPnP service crashes. The device may become unresponsive or require a reboot. No code execution or data disclosure is mentioned in the available references [1][2].
Mitigation
As of the publication date (2019-06-18), no patch was available. Users are advised to disable UPnP on the device if not needed. The vendor has not released a firmware update addressing this issue [1][2]. It is not listed on the CISA KEV catalog.
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Affected products
2- Securifi/Almonddescription
Patches
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References
3- packetstormsecurity.com/files/153227/Securifi-Almond-2015-Buffer-Overflow-Command-Injection-XSS-CSRF.htmlmitrex_refsource_MISC
- github.com/ethanhunnt/IoT_vulnerabilities/blob/master/Securifi_Almond_plus_sec_issues.pdfmitrex_refsource_MISC
- seclists.org/bugtraq/2019/Jun/8mitremailing-listx_refsource_BUGTRAQ
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