[Alan Turing]

It doesn't really make sense to me, could you root a router possibly? I imagine it'd be like loading a custom firmware or something like that?

[Reiko]

Yes. Look up the "moon router worm". It uses a command injection in Linksys devices to get root access.

[Alan Turing]

Yes. Look up the "moon router worm". It uses a command injection in Linksys devices to get root access.

But this is only linksys, no other routers? And this is pretty much the only way?
If I come across one that isnt linksys, what should I do?
Thanks for the response

[Reiko]

But this is only linksys, no other routers? And this is pretty much the only way?
If I come across one that isnt linksys, what should I do?
Thanks for the response

The particular attack hit only Linksys. No one said you can't do more with another bug.

[Alan Turing]

The particular attack hit only Linksys. No one said you can't do more with another bug.

I'll have to go searching for some other ones then. Thanks for the response and helping me out, as always

[misnar]

You should check out UPnP.

[w00t]

Yes, you can root any router that lets you upload firmware updates. See DD-WRT for more.

[Alan Turing]

Thanks for all of the responses guys

[superMAUS]

But this is only linksys, no other routers? And this is pretty much the only way?
If I come across one that isnt linksys, what should I do?
Thanks for the response

basically all routers have embedded *nix systems which run the web daemon and often even ssh or telnet. actually getting to a command line however often poses quite a challenge, thankfully though routers tend to have poor security (as they are almost always only LAN, meaning they are not accessible by people not connected to your wireless network) and no-one ever updates their routers software.So in the end lots of routers tend to be exploitable.

Here's lots of public exploits with routers. Enjoy: http://www.exploit-db.com/search/?action...filter_cve=

Also worth mentioning that an app called RouterPwn for android is highly proficient in displaying many different exploits on the go.

[Dyme]

Yes. Look up the "moon router worm". It uses a command injection in Linksys devices to get root access.

@OP Yes.