Security News

D-Link routers vulnerable to remotely exploitable root command injection flaw
2020-12-08 14:00

The Digital Defense Vulnerability Research Team uncovered a previously undisclosed vulnerability affecting D-Link VPN routers. D-Link DSR-150, DSR-250, DSR-500 and DSR-1000AC VPN routers running firmware version 3.14 and 3.17 are vulnerable to a remotely exploitable root command injection flaw.

D-Link VPN routers get patch for remote command injection bugs
2020-12-08 09:02

A vulnerability in D-link firmware powering multiple routers with VPN passthrough functionality allows attackers to take full control of the device. Reported by Digital Defense's Vulnerability Research Team on August 11, the flaw is a root command injection that can be exploited remotely if the device's "Unified Services Router" web interface is reachable over the public internet.

WARNING — Critical Remote Hacking Flaws Affect D-Link VPN Routers
2020-12-08 05:59

Some widely sold D-Link VPN router models have been found vulnerable to three new high-risk security vulnerabilities, leaving millions of home and business networks open to cyberattacks-even if they are secured with a strong password. Discovered by researchers at Digital Defense, the three security shortcomings were responsibly disclosed to D-Link on August 11, which, if exploited, could allow remote attackers to execute arbitrary commands on vulnerable networking devices via specially-crafted requests and even launch denial-of-service attacks.

ADTRAN expands its NetVanta access routers to improve speed, capacity and price performance
2020-12-02 02:15

ADTRAN announced it has expanded its suite of NetVanta access routers to offer improved speed and capacity for fiber-based IP connectivity to the enterprise. The NetVanta 3148 and 4148 access routers combine a wide range of capabilities into one complete platform for advanced versatility and better price performance.

High-Severity Cisco DoS Flaw Can Immobilize ASR Routers
2020-11-11 14:45

A high-severity flaw in Cisco's IOS XR software could allow unauthenticated, remote attackers to cripple Cisco Aggregation Services Routers. The flaw stems from Cisco IOS XR, a train of Cisco Systems' widely deployed Internetworking Operating System.

Routers, NAS Devices, TVs Hacked at Pwn2Own Tokyo 2020
2020-11-09 09:39

Bug bounty hunters have hacked routers, network-attached storage devices and smart TVs at the Zero Day Initiative's Pwn2Own Tokyo 2020 hacking competition. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, the competition has been turned into a virtual event and Pwn2Own Tokyo is actually coordinated by Trend Micro's ZDI from Toronto, Canada, with participants demonstrating their exploits remotely.

NETGEAR Router, WD NAS Device Hacked on First Day of Pwn2Own Tokyo 2020
2020-11-06 15:52

Bug bounty hunters hacked a NETGEAR router and a Western Digital network-attached storage device on the first day of the Zero Day Initiative's Pwn2Own Tokyo 2020 hacking competition. On the first day of the event, the NETGEAR Nighthawk R7800 router was targeted by Team Black Coffee, Team Flashback, and teams from cybersecurity firms Starlabs and Trapa Security.

Cisco warns of attacks targeting high severity router vulnerability
2020-10-20 18:02

Cisco today warned of attacks actively targeting the CVE-2020-3118 high severity vulnerability found to affect multiple carrier-grade routers that run the company's Cisco IOS XR Software. The IOS XR Network OS is deployed on several Cisco router platforms including NCS 540 & 560, NCS 5500, 8000, and ASR 9000 series routers.

Zyxel launches Armor WiFi 6 Router to optimize remote work environments
2020-10-07 00:45

Armor G5 delivers the high efficiency, fast throughput, and excellent wireless range required to support the increased network performance and bandwidth demands of work-from-home and virtual learning environments. Designed to provide the high-performance network infrastructure to support video-intensive and IoT-heavy networks, Armor G5 combines a powerful 64-bit 2.2 GHz quad-core processor with WiFi 6 802.11AX technology to deliver wireless speeds up to 6000Mbps.

Ttint Botnet Targets Zero-Day Vulnerabilities in Tenda Routers
2020-10-05 18:23

A new Mirai-based botnet is targeting zero-day vulnerabilities in Tenda routers, according to researchers at 360 Netlab, a unit of Chinese cybersecurity company Qihoo 360. In order to circumvent detection of typical traffic generated by Mirai botnets, Ttint uses the WSS protocol for communication with the command and control server, and also uses encryption.