Overview

On August 2021, a 3rd party security researcher, from IoT inspector, tested a D-Link Router DIR-X5460 (firmware ver. 1.10b10) and identified potential vulnerabilities.

As soon as D-Link was made aware of the reported security issues, we had promptly started our investigation and have already provided a security patch (firmware ver. 111b01), which is available to download.

D-Link takes the issues of network security and user privacy very seriously. We have a dedicated task force and product management team on call to address evolving security issues and implement appropriate security measures.

3rd Party Report information

Reports provided:

- Reported by IOT Inspector

Public Disclosed 3rd Party Report:

- https: //www. heise. de/news/Automatische-Analyse-Potenzielle-Schwachstellen-in-populaeren-WLAN-Routern-6283482. html

Details

1. curl CVE entries (short form) - The curl will not running always, and the firewall will filter out externally initiated connections.
2. Dnsmasq CVE entries (short form) - DIR-X5460 does not run dnsmasq, so not affected by this.
3. Dnsmasq DNSpooq vulnerabilities - DIR-X5460 does not run dnsmasq, so not affected by this.
4. Hardcoded password hashes - Addressed in firmware v1.11B01
5. lighttpd CVE entries (short form) - The firewall will filter out externally initiated connections.
6. Linux Kernel CVE entries (short form) - As we know, any version of kernel will be found out many vulnerabilities, and with time flow, the number will increase. The device's firewall will reject untrusted connect from the WAN side and also close non-used ports to reduce the chance of occurrence.
7. Samba CVE entries (short form) - The firewall will filter out externally initiated connections.
8. BusyBox CVE entries (short form - The firewall will filter out externally initiated connections.
9. hostapd CVE entries (short form) - The firewall will filter out externally initiated connections.
10. Insecure X.509 Certificates - The Root CA we used is trusted, just not signed.
11. Linux Kernel Privilege Escalation pp_key - Addressed in firmware v1.11B01
12. OpenSSL CVE entries (short form) - The firewall will filter out externally initiated connections.
13. wpa_supplicant CVE entries (short form) - The firewall will filter out externally initiated connections.
14. Missing Compile-time mitigation on ELF binaries - Addressed in firmware v1.11B01
15. Unwanted software: tcpdump - Addressed in firmware v1.11B01

Affected Models
 

Model	Hardware Revision	Region	Affected FW	Fixed FW	Recommendation	Last Updated
DIR-X5460	All A Hardware Revisions	Worldwide	v1.10B10& Below	v1.11B01 Hotfix	Download Hotfix and manually update router	08/24/2021

  

Regarding Security patch for your D-Link Devices

Firmware updates address the security vulnerabilities in affected D-Link devices. D-Link will update this continually and we strongly recommend all users to install the relevant updates.

Please note that this is a device beta software, beta firmware, or hot-fix release which is still undergoing final testing before its official release. The beta software, beta firmware, or hot-fix is provided on an as is and as available basis and the user assumes all risk and liability for use thereof. D-Link does not provide any warranties, whether express or implied, as to the suitability or usability of the beta firmware. D-Link will not be liable for any loss, whether such loss is direct, indirect, special or consequential, suffered by any party as a result of their use of the beta firmware.

As there are different hardware revisions on our products, please check this on your device before downloading the correct corresponding firmware update. The hardware revision information can usually be found on the product label on the underside of the product next to the serial number. Alternatively, they can also be found on the device web configuration.