# CVE-2014-9222: AllegroSoft RomPager 4.34 and earlier, as used in Huawei Home Gateway products and other vendors and products, allows remote attackers to ga

- Severity: no CVSS score reported
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Public exploit code: 2 Metasploit modules, 3 GitHub repos listed by PoC-in-GitHub
- Published: 2014-12-24 · Updated: 2024-08-06

## Affected

- n/a: version range not reported

## Description

AllegroSoft RomPager 4.34 and earlier, as used in Huawei Home Gateway products and other vendors and products, allows remote attackers to gain privileges via a crafted cookie that triggers memory corruption, aka the "Misfortune Cookie" vulnerability.

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## References

- http://mis.fortunecook.ie/
- http://www.huawei.com/en/security/psirt/security-bulletins/security-advisories/hw-407666.htm
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/105173
- https://www.allegrosoft.com/allegro-software-urges-manufacturers-to-maintain-firmware-for-highest-level-of-embedded-device-security/news-press.html
- http://seclists.org/fulldisclosure/2014/Dec/87
- http://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/561444
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/admin/http/allegro_rompager_auth_bypass.rb
- https://github.com/rapid7/metasploit-framework/blob/master/modules/auxiliary/scanner/http/allegro_rompager_misfortune_cookie.rb
- https://github.com/donfanning/MIPS-CVE-2014-9222
- https://github.com/luel-4013/misfortune-cookie
- https://github.com/mercul1ninna/MIPS-CVE-2014-9222

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