A vulnerability, which was classified as critical, was found in D-Link DIR-846 FW100A53DBR. This affects an unknown part of the file /HNAP1/ of the component QoS POST Handler. The manipulation of the argument smartqos_express_devices/smartqos_normal_devices leads to deserialization. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier VDB-247161 was assigned to this vulnerability. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.
The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid.
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dir-846_firmware | Dlink | 100a53dbr (including) | 100a53dbr (including) |
It is often convenient to serialize objects for communication or to save them for later use. However, deserialized data or code can often be modified without using the provided accessor functions if it does not use cryptography to protect itself. Furthermore, any cryptography would still be client-side security – which is a dangerous security assumption. Data that is untrusted can not be trusted to be well-formed. When developers place no restrictions on “gadget chains,” or series of instances and method invocations that can self-execute during the deserialization process (i.e., before the object is returned to the caller), it is sometimes possible for attackers to leverage them to perform unauthorized actions, like generating a shell.