Published:2012/05/25  Last Updated:2012/05/29

JVN#85934986
Logitec LAN-W300N/R series fails to restrict access permissions

Overview

Logitec LAN-W300N/R series contain an issue where access permissions are not restricted.

Products Affected

  • LAN-W300N/R firmware version 2.17

For more information, refer to the developer's website.

Description

The LAN-W300N/R series are wireless LAN routers. Logitec LAN-W300N/R series contain an issue where access permissions are not restricted.

Impact

An attacker that can access the product may log in with administrative privileges. As a result, settings may be changed or altered by the attacker who logged in to LAN-W300N/R.

Solution

Update the software
Update to the latest version according to the information provided by the developer.

Vendor Status

Vendor Link
Logitec Corp. About Logitec 300Mbps wireless LAN broadband router (LAN-W300N/R, LAN-W300N/RS, LAN-W300N/RU2) (Japanese Only)

References

  1. OCN
    [Important] Security Notice for Logitec wireless LAN router (Japanese only)
  2. IPA
    Security Alert for Vulnerability in LAN-W300N/R Series

JPCERT/CC Addendum

Vulnerability Analysis by JPCERT/CC

Analyzed on 2012.05.25

Measures Conditions Severity
Access Required can be attacked over the Internet using packets
  • High
Authentication a particular login or set there of is required (root, bin, etc.)
  • Low
User Interaction Required the vulnerability can be exploited without an honest user taking any action
  • High
Exploit Complexity some expertise and/or luck required (most buffer overflows, guessing correctly in small space, expertise in Windows function calls)
  • Mid-High

Description of each analysis measures

Credit

Jin Sawada, Keisuke Okazaki, Naoto Katsumi of Security Engineering Laboratory, IT Security Center(ISEC), IPA reported this vulnerability to IPA.
JPCERT/CC coordinated with the developer under Information Security Early Warning Partnership.

Other Information

JPCERT Alert
JPCERT Reports
CERT Advisory
CPNI Advisory
TRnotes
CVE CVE-2012-1250
JVN iPedia JVNDB-2012-000051

Update History

2012/05/29
Information under the section "References" was added.