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IPA/ISEC:Vulnerabilities:Security Alert for Vulnerability in LAN-W300N/R Series

Published: May 25, 2012
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Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (IPA, Chairman Kazumasa Fujie) has issued a security alert concerning security vulnerability in the LAN-W300N/R series products on May 25, 2012. To fix this vulnerability, update the firmware to the latest version.

1.Overview

The LAN-W300N/R series produced by Logitec Corporation have a vulnerability where a remote attacker may gain access to the administration tool due to a flaw in access control. If exploited, there is a possibility that a remote attacker can log in the product as the administrator, view and change the configuration.

Get the fixed version at the following URL and update the firmware.
http://www.logitec.co.jp/info/2012/0516.html (Japanese)
For the latest information, refer to the following URL:
http://jvndb.jvn.jp/jvndb/JVNDB-2012-000051

In line with the Information Security Early Warning Partnership, the IPA received a report concerning this vulnerability through the creditee below, and the JPCERT Coordination Center (JPCERT/CC) made adjustments to clarify the matter with the product developer and made it public on May 25, 2012.

Credit: Jin Sawada,
Keisuke Okazaki,
Naoto Katsumi
IT Security Center,
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan
(ISEC/IPA)

2.Impact

An attacker may gain access to the administrator tool of the LAN-W300N/R series from WAN. As a result, there is a possibility that the attacker can log in the product as the administrator, view and change the configuration.

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3.Solution

To fix this vulnerability, update the firmware to the latest version.

4.CVSS Severity

(1)Evaluation Result

Severity Rating
(CVSS base score)
□ Low
(0.0~3.9)
Medium
(4.0~6.9)
High
(7.0~10.0)
CVSS base score  
7.5

(2) Base Score Metrics

AV:Access Vector □ Local □ Adjacent
 Network
■ Network
AC:Access Complexity □ High □ Medium ■ Low
Au:Authentication □ Multiple □ Single ■ None
C:Confidentiality Impact □ None ■ Partial □ Complete
I:Integrity Impact □ None ■ Partial □ Complete
A:Availability Impact □ None ■ Partial □ Complete

■:Selected Values

5.CWE Type

This vulnerability has been CWE classified as "Permissions, Privileges, and Access Controls (CWE-264)".

Contact

IT Security Center,
Information-technology Promotion Agency, Japan (ISEC/IPA)
E-mail: