Multiple backdoors and vulnerabilities discovered in FiberHome routers

guest · Jan 18, 2021

Multiple backdoors and vulnerabilities discovered in FiberHome routers
At least 28 backdoor accounts found in FiberHome FTTH ONT routers.
January 18, 2021
https://www.zdnet.com/article/multi...nerabilities-discovered-in-fiberhome-routers/

At least 28 backdoor accounts and several other vulnerabilities have been discovered in the firmware of a popular FTTH ONT router, widely deployed across South America and Southeast Asia.

FTTH ONT stands for Fiber-to-the-Home Optical Network Terminal. These are special devices fitted at the end of optical fiber cables. Their role is to convert optical signals sent via fiber optics cables into classic Ethernet or wireless (WiFi) connections.
FTTH ONT routers are usually installed in apartment buildings or inside the homes or businesses that opt for gigabit-type subscriptions.
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A SLEW OF HARDCODED CREDENTIALS
In a report published last week, security researcher Pierre Kim said he identified a large collection of security issues with FiberHome HG6245D and FiberHome RP2602, two FTTH ONT router models developed by Chinese company FiberHome Networks.

The report describes both positive and negative issues with the two router models and their firmware.
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