Tell HN: Ubiquiti APs probably vulnerable to Terrapin due to unpatched Dropbear

https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=39701775
by 1letterunixname • 2 years ago
5 1 2 years ago

{{HOSTNAME}} = U6-Enterprise running firmware v6.6.65

    $ Terrapin_Scanner_MacOS_arm64_darwin -connect {{HOSTNAME}}
  
 
    ================================================================================
    ==================================== Report ====================================
    ================================================================================

    Remote Banner: SSH-2.0-dropbear_2020.81

    ChaCha20-Poly1305 support:   true
    CBC-EtM support:             false

    Strict key exchange support: false

    The scanned peer is VULNERABLE to Terrapin.

    Note: This tool is provided as is, with no warranty whatsoever. It determines
          the vulnerability of a peer by checking the supported algorithms and
          support for strict key exchange. It may falsely claim a peer to be
          vulnerable if the vendor supports countermeasures other than strict key
          exchange.

    For more details visit our website available at https://terrapin-attack.com


    $ ssh {{HOSTNAME}} 
    {{HOSTNAME}}-BZ.6.6.65# dropbear --help
    Invalid option --
    Dropbear server v2020.81 https://matt.ucc.asn.au/dropbear/dropbear.html
    Usage: dropbear [options]


Dropbear hasn't had a release since 2022 and the Terrapin fix from Dec 31, 2023 is just sitting there.

References:

https://terrapin-attack.com/patches.html

https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/releases

https://github.com/mkj/dropbear/issues/270

https://community.ui.com/questions/UbiOS-Dropbear-upgrade/b66ca71f-adef-4a3f-b6c6-2d26f9d3bc67

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