CVE-2018-15556

CVE-2018-15556 affects the Quantenna WiFi Controller in Telus Actiontec WEB6000Q (firmware v1.1.02.22). An attacker can log in as root with an empty password via the onboard UART headers, enabling full shell access. Public PoC material exists (PacketStorm/full disclosure) describing UART-based pr...

CVE-2018-15557

CVE-2018-15557 affects the Quantenna WiFi Controller in Telus Actiontec WEB6000Q devices (firmware v1.1.02.22). The issue allows an attacker with access to the 169.254.1.0/24 link-local subnet to obtain root by connecting to 169.254.1.2 on TCP port 23 (telnet/netcat). Documents corroborate a priv...