Buffer Overflow in Tendacn (CVE-2017-9138)
Summary
Vulnerability in Tendacn (CVE-2017-9138). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Original description
The description as published by the source.
There is a debug-interface vulnerability on some Tenda routers (FH1202/F1202/F1200: versions before 1.2.0.20). After connecting locally to a router in a wired or wireless manner, one can bypass intended access restrictions by sending shell commands directly and reading their results, or by entering shell commands that change this router's username and password.
Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database NVD
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A vulnerability tracked as CVE-2017-9138 has been found in Tendacn.
Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover. CVSS score: 8.0/10.
What to do: apply the vendor's official patched release.
If unsure, ask your IT team or search "Tendacn CVE-2017-9138" on the vendor's site.
CVE-2017-9138 (Tendacn) — CWE-119 / CVSS v3 8.0
Attack vector: adjacent-network / no user interaction
Plan: 1) Audit SBOM/dependencies, 2) Stage→prod upgrade, 3) Add WAF/proxy monitoring on affected endpoints, 4) Hunt IOCs in logs.
Refs: see the GHSA / vendor advisory / patched release linked on this page.
A vulnerability (CWE-119) exists in Tendacn.
Check the vendor advisory for the affected versions of Tendacn.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.0/10). Successful exploitation can lead to full system takeover.
Update to the patched release per vendor advisory.
Until the patch is applied: disable the affected feature, apply WAF rules, or restrict access via network ACLs.
Search webserver/proxy logs for unusual request patterns matching this CVE's known IOCs. Run grep -r 'Tendacn' . against your dependency files (package-lock.json, requirements.txt, go.sum) to find affected services.
Response actions
Concrete steps and command examples for SOC/SRE teams to execute in order
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1Identify exposure identify
grep -r 'Tendacn' . | grep -v node_modulesリポジトリと本番環境の依存ファイル (package-lock.json / requirements.txt / go.sum / Gemfile.lock 等) で
Tendacnを grep し、稼働しているサービス・バージョンを把握する。 -
2Post-deployment verification verify
Confirm patched version is live in productionパッチ適用後、ステージングで PoC または同等の悪用パターンを再現して脆弱性が閉じたことを確認。本番ではアクセスログ・WAF でアラート再発が無いか継続監視。
References
- patch tendacn.com