Thomson TCW690 password allows attacker unauthorized access
| thomson-tcw690-gain-access (19387) |  High Risk |
Description:
Thomson TCW690 could allow a remote attacker to gain unauthorized access to the cable modem, caused by improper validation of user-supplied input. A remote authenticated attacker could send a specially-crafted POST request to gain control of the cable modem and possibly perform further attacks against the system, such as changing the administration password, cause a denial of service, and restore factory defaults.
Platforms Affected:
- Thomson, Thomson TCW690 ST42.03.0a
Remedy:
No remedy available as of June 27, 2009.
Consequences:
Gain Access
References:
- BugTraq Mailing List, Sat Feb 19 2005 - 03:41:45 CST , Thomson TCW690 POST Password Validation Vulnerability at http://archives.neohapsis.com/archives/bugtraq/2005-02/0328.html.
- Thomson TCW690, Access Platforms & Gateways at http://www.thomson.net/EN/Home/MiniSites/BAP/Cable/ModelDetail.html?category=cab%20modem%20Eurodocsis&model=TCW690.
- BID-12595: Thomson TCW690 Cable Modem Multiple Vulnerabilities
- CVE-2005-0494: The RgSecurity form in the HTTP server for the Thomson TCW690 cable modem running firmware 2.1 and software ST42.03.0a does not properly validate the password before performing changes, which allows remote attackers on the LAN to gain access via a direct POST request.
- SA14353: Thomson TCW690 Cable Modem Two Vulnerabilities
Reported:
Feb 19, 2005
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