2012年12月2日星期日

Samsung Printers Hardcoded Password a Security Risk



A little Samsung printers cover a hardcoded password which attackers possibly will get through to increase backdoor access to precision networks, according to a current security caution.

The undeviating password in the field of Samsung printers and Dell-branded printers from Samsung, cannot be present disabled before untouched by users, the United States workstation Emergency quickness Team US-CERT) warned keep up Monday in the field of an advisory. The password distribution does not exist in the field of Samsung models released considering Oct. 31.

A remote, unauthenticated enemy possibly will access an affected device with administrative privileges and cause to feel changes to the device configuration, have a passion for data more or less procedure connected to the exchange ideas and all in order sent to the laser copier, and somewhat implement code on the laser copier, CERT warned. Attackers possibly will make on top of the exchange ideas by using the undeviating financial credit. Just the once in the field of, they possibly will launch extra attacks in contrast to other procedure on the exchange ideas.

"Samsung printers contain a hardcoded SNMP satiated read-write neighborhood sequence so as to remains full of life even whilst SNMP is disabled in the field of the laser copier management service," the CERT advisory thought.

Details of the Vulnerability
Samsung is aware of the distribution and is preparing a area tool to be present released soon this time to take in hand vulnerable procedure, the advisory thought. Until at that moment, CERT recommended administrators situate up the laser copier to take connection attempts no more than from trusted hosts and exchange ideas, and decline all outside attempts using the hardcoded password.

Security researcher Neil Smith in print extra details more or less the built-in password on Tuesday. The no more than printers so as to weren't affected by the undeviating password distribution were "serious high-end" Samsung printers which run a various memory chip and operating scheme, Smith wrote on Twitter. HD Moore, Rapid7's chief security police officer and chief builder, incorrigible on Twitter the vulnerability existed on his Samsung SCX-472x cycle laser copier.

Smith and suggested Samsung has not been very approachable more or less ultimate the vulnerability. "It's been frustrating working with Samsung. Home ITsec by the side of S incorrigible it. Kr:Command center pulled them inedible. CERT pubd and so did I," Smith wrote on Twitter.




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