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Is TG582n vulnerable to Misfortune Cookie?

BrianC
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Is TG582n vulnerable to Misfortune Cookie?

Misfortune Cookie: The Hole in Your Internet Gateway
http://mis.fortunecook.ie/
http://www.checkpoint.com/blog/fortune-cookie-hole-internet-gateway/
https://cve.mitre.org/cgi-bin/cvename.cgi?name=CVE-2014-9222%20
"Is it that bad?
Yes."
The TG582n is not listed in the known vulnerable routers - but conversely, have Plusnet verified it to be safe?
The vulnerability relates to a specific version of a specific embedded webserver prevalent in consumer routers from various vendors. But unfortunately the TG582n blanks out the server identity in its HTTP response, which means we have no idea what it's running.

$ telnet x.x.x.x 80
Trying x.x.x.x...
Connected to dsldevice.lan.
Escape character is '^]'.
GET / HTTP/1.0
HTTP/1.0 302 Moved Temporarily
Date: Fri, 19 Dec 2014 11:19:30 GMT
Server:
Cache-control: no-cache="set-cookie"
ETag: "xxx-xxxxxxxx"
Content-length: 0
Connection: close
Set-Cookie: xAuth_SESSION_ID=xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx; path=/;
Location: http://127.0.0.1:80/landing.lp
Connection closed by foreign host.
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Oldjim
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Re: Is TG582n vulnerable to Misfortune Cookie?

http://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/2014/12/masses-broadband-routers-hit-misfortune-cookie-security... and the concern appears to relate to the use of TR69
Moved to Feedback as it isn't fibre specific
A thought - does blocking cookies in the browser stop this and is it related to this in my router log
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FIREWALL icmp check (1 of 1): Protocol: ICMP Src ip: 125.41.79.63 Dst ip: 81.174.***.*** Type: Destination Unreachable Code: Port Unreacheable
Note the router can't spell either  Grin
BrianC
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Re: Is TG582n vulnerable to Misfortune Cookie?

Quote from: Oldjim
A thought - does blocking cookies in the browser stop this

No - this is about people on the Internet being able to break into your router from the outside. This will happen even if all your PCs are turned off, but the router is switched on.
"All an attacker needs in order to exploit Misfortune Cookie is to send a single packet to your public IP address."
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FIREWALL icmp check (1 of 1): Protocol: ICMP Src ip: 125.41.79.63 Dst ip: 81.174.***.*** Type: Destination Unreachable Code: Port Unreacheable

The first IP address is in China, however the firewall log message is next to useless.
Either it means someone in China tried to connect to your router on a port which was not open (in which case your router would have sent back an ICMP "port unreachable"). Or it coule be the opposite: your machine tried to connect outbound to this IP in China and the response back was ICMP "port unreachable", and the firewall has logged this response.
RwhinnieWHP
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Re: Is TG582n vulnerable to Misfortune Cookie?

What is the position regarding Plusnet supplied routers and the Misfortune Cookie” ?, are there any things we need to be aware of or do?
Oldjim
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Re: Is TG582n vulnerable to Misfortune Cookie?

Topic merged in from ADSL
Chris
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Re: Is TG582n vulnerable to Misfortune Cookie?

The 582n isn't on the list of affected routers, but we're checking this to confirm. When we have more information we'll get back to you.
Former Plusnet Staff member. Posts after 31st Jan 2020 are not on behalf of Plusnet.
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Re: Is TG582n vulnerable to Misfortune Cookie?

All the TP-link entries in the list are "TD-.....", which means an integrated modem device, there are no "TL-...." routers listed nor the latest Archer models. Does this apply to other makes?
Plusnet FTTC (Sep 2014), Essentials (Feb 2013); ADSL (Apr 2009); Customer since Jan 2004 (on 28kb dial-up)
Using a TP-Link Archer VR600 modem-router.
pribeiro
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Re: Is TG582n vulnerable to Misfortune Cookie?

Any updates on this?
This is a pretty serious vulnerability...
plusnettony
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Re: Is TG582n vulnerable to Misfortune Cookie?

I'm chasing this for you and hope to have more information shortly.
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 Tony T
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pribeiro
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Re: Is TG582n vulnerable to Misfortune Cookie?

Still waiting...
plusnettony
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Re: Is TG582n vulnerable to Misfortune Cookie?

Sorry for the delay in getting back to you. The people that I wanted to speak with haven't been about.
Technicolor have confirmed that the TG582n is NOT vulnerable to the Misfortune cookie bug.

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 Tony T
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Re: Is TG582n vulnerable to Misfortune Cookie?

I was concerned about this too. Thank you for your assurance.
pribeiro
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Re: Is TG582n vulnerable to Misfortune Cookie?

Thanks Tony!