CVE-2014-2718
Description
ASUS RT-AC68U, RT-AC66R, RT-AC66U, RT-AC56R, RT-AC56U, RT-N66R, RT-N66U, RT-N56R, RT-N56U, and possibly other RT-series routers before firmware 3.0.0.4.376.x do not verify the integrity of firmware (1) update information or (2) downloaded updates, which allows man-in-the-middle (MITM) attackers to execute arbitrary code via a crafted image.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
The vendor-content worker queues fetches as references arrive (check back in a few minutes). Or — if you've already worked around this in production — publish your fix to the community-verified tier.
✚ Propose a mitigation on Community → Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
References
- http://dnlongen.blogspot.com/2014/10/CVE-2014-2718-Asus-RT-MITM.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128904/ASUS-Router-Man-In-The-Middle.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/122
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70791
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98316
- https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-21994
- http://dnlongen.blogspot.com/2014/10/CVE-2014-2718-Asus-RT-MITM.html
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/128904/ASUS-Router-Man-In-The-Middle.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Oct/122
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/70791
- https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/98316
- https://support.t-mobile.com/docs/DOC-21994
CWEs
CWE-345
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.