Vault 7: Projects

This publication series is about specific projects related to the Vault 7 main publication.
Hereafter, the {XYZ}_PACKAGE is referred to as <PACKAGE>.
a. Insert the "Wireless Upgrade Package for Linksys WRT300N v2 fw 2.00.08"
cdrom into the laptop.
b. Copy the <PACKAGE>.tar.gz of interest to your cygwin home
directory, which is typically C:\cygwin\home\<YOUR_USER> (hereafter
referred to as <HOME>).
c. Open a cygwin command window and untar the PACKAGE:
tar -xzvf <PACKAGE>.tar.gz
d. cd into <HOME>/<PACKAGE> and execute:
./setup_windows_fw2.00.08.sh
4. Verify the <PACKAGE> setup:
a. Verify that <HOME>/<PACKAGE>/update_server.exe
runs properly. From a cygwin command prompt, cd to <HOME>/<PACKAGE>
and execute:
./update_server.exe
The program should execute and exit immediately with no output (but
should not report an error loading executable, permission denied, etc).
b. Verify checksums of the *.sqsh and original image (wrt300n.bin) files.
In <HOME>/<PACKAGE>, execute:
md5sum *.sqsh wrt300n.bin
Compare the checksums with those in
<HOME>/<PACKAGE>/md5sums.txt.
5. Connect the WAN port of the Linksys WRT300N v2 with firmware 2.00.08 to the
internet with an Ethernet cable. Power the device on and verify
wireless client connectivity and internet connectivity.
6. Disable the device's wireless security (package has only been tested
against disabled wireless security):
- Log on to the device's webpage (default IP is 192.168.1.1, default
password is admin, leave the username field blank).
- Click the "Wireless" tab, and click the "Wireless security" sub-tab.
- In the "Security Mode:" drop down box, select "Disabled".
- At the bottom of the page, click the "Save Settings" button.
TEST PROCEDURE:
This section describes the test procedures. If you are performing the
operation, skip to the "OPERATIONAL PROCEDURES" section.
1. Restore the device to the manufacturer's 2.00.08 image.
- Connect the laptop to a wired LAN port of the device with an Ethernet
cable.
- Open a browser (IE) to "http://<device_LAN_IP_address>"
(default <device_LAN_IP_address> is 192.168.1.1).
- Enter the username and password (leave the username field blank,
default password is admin) and click OK (if password
has not already been cached).
- Click "Administration" link on the upper right tab.
- Click the "Firmware Upgrade" tab.
- Click "Browse ...", select the
<HOME>/<PACKAGE>/wrt300n.bin
file on the cdrom.
- Click the "Update" button.
- Wait 3 minutes for the device to reboot.
IMPORTANT: the original web page to upgrade firmware does not work
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