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CVE-2023-30024 — Magicjack A921 Firmware security vulnerability

Medium CVSS 6.6

The MagicJack device, a VoIP solution for internet phone calls, contains a hidden NAND flash memory partition allowing unauthorized read/write access. Attackers can exploit this by replacing the original software with a malicious version, leading to ransomware deployment on the host computer. Affected devices have firmware versions prior to magicJack A921 USB Phone Jack Rev 3.0 V1.4.

Severity
Medium
CVSS
6.6 (3.1)
Published
2023-04-28
CISA KEV
Not currently listed
Ecosystem
operating-system
Weaknesses
CWE-269, CWE-863

Affected products

  • magicjack / a921_firmware / 1.4

Matched remediation archetype

Privilege escalation and unsafe privilege management

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Check exposure

  • Map service accounts, operating-system identities, roles, capabilities, impersonation, set-user transitions, and administrative helper paths.
  • Determine whether untrusted users or lower-privilege processes can reach the affected transition or modify inputs it trusts.
  • Review file, socket, registry, device, job, container, and cloud-role permissions used before and after privilege changes.

Remediate safely

  • Apply the supported fix and redesign privileged operations as a minimal, authenticated, allowlisted interface.
  • Drop privileges before processing untrusted input, verify the drop succeeds, and remove unnecessary roles, capabilities, and write permissions.
  • Validate ownership and permissions at time of use and add explicit lower-to-higher privilege boundary tests.

Authoritative sources

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