Insufficient Entropy in Zyxel GS1900 series switches



Risk Medium
Patch available YES
Number of vulnerabilities 1
CVE-ID CVE-2022-34746
CWE-ID CWE-331
Exploitation vector Network
Public exploit N/A
Vulnerable software
GS1900-8
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

GS1900-8HP
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

GS1900-10HP
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

GS1900-16
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

GS1900-24
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

GS1900-24E
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

GS1900-24EP
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

GS1900-24HPv2
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

GS1900-48
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

GS1900-48HPv2
Hardware solutions / Routers & switches, VoIP, GSM, etc

Vendor ZyXEL Communications Corp.

Security Bulletin

This security bulletin contains one medium risk vulnerability.

1) Insufficient Entropy

EUVDB-ID: #VU67632

Risk: Medium

CVSSv4.0: 4.6 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green]

CVE-ID: CVE-2022-34746

CWE-ID: CWE-331 - Insufficient Entropy

Exploit availability: No

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to sensitive information on the system.

The vulnerability exists due to improper use of randomness sources with low entropy for RSA key pair generation. A remote attacker can retrieve a private key.

Mitigation

Install updates from vendor's website.

Vulnerable software versions

GS1900-8: 2.60(AAHH.4)C0

GS1900-8HP: 2.60(AAHI.4)C0

GS1900-10HP: 2.60(AAZI.4)C0

GS1900-16: 2.60(AAHJ.4)C0

GS1900-24: 2.60(AAHL.4)C0

GS1900-24E: 2.60(AAHK.4)C0

GS1900-24EP: 2.60(ABTO.4)C0

GS1900-24HPv2: 2.60(ABTP.4)C0

GS1900-48: 2.60(AAHN.4)C0

GS1900-48HPv2: 2.60(ABTQ.4)C0

CPE2.3 External links

https://www.zyxel.com/global/en/support/security-advisories/zyxel-security-advisory-for-insufficient-entropy-vulnerability-of-gs1900-series-switches


Q & A

Can this vulnerability be exploited remotely?

Yes. This vulnerability can be exploited by a remote non-authenticated attacker via the Internet.

How the attacker can exploit this vulnerability?

The attacker would have to send a specially crafted request to the affected device in order to exploit this vulnerability.

Is there known malware, which exploits this vulnerability?

No. We are not aware of malware exploiting this vulnerability.



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