CVE-2016-10178 Command injection in n/a
An attacker can execute arbitrary commands with root privileges on the D-Link DWR-932B router by sending a specific UDP packet to port 39889.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2016-10178?
CVE-2016-10178 is a critical command injection vulnerability in n/a, published on 30 Jan 2017. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An issue was discovered on the D-Link DWR-932B router. HELODBG on port 39889 (UDP) launches the "/sbin/telnetd -l /bin/sh" command.
Weakness: CWE-254
Which versions are affected by CVE-2016-10178?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Dlink Dwr-932b Firmware.
How do I fix CVE-2016-10178?
No fix has been published for CVE-2016-10178 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2016-10178 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2016-10178 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-jjh8-q2f2-rvgj.