n issue was discovered on Actiontec T2200H T2200H-31.128L.08 devices, as distributed by Telus. By attaching a UART adapter to the UART pins on the system board, an attacker can use a special key sequence (Ctrl-\) to obtain a shell with root privileges. After gaining root access, the attacker can mount the filesystem read-write and make permanent modifications to the device including bricking of the device, disabling vendor management of the device, preventing automatic upgrades, and permanently installing malicious code on the device.
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| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/10 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.actiontec.com/blog/ | Third Party Advisory |
| http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/10 | Exploit Mailing List Third Party Advisory |
| https://www.actiontec.com/blog/ | Third Party Advisory |
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| References | () http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2019/Jun/10 - Exploit, Mailing List, Third Party Advisory | |
| References | () https://www.actiontec.com/blog/ - Third Party Advisory |
Published : 2019-06-17 17:15
Updated : 2024-11-21 04:23
NVD link : CVE-2019-12789
Mitre link : CVE-2019-12789
CVE.ORG link : CVE-2019-12789
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