CVE-2019-6989

8.8HIGH

Key Information:

Vendor
Tp-link
Status
Tl-wr940n Firmware
Vendor
CVE Published:
6 June 2019

Summary

TP-Link TL-WR940N is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the ipAddrDispose function. By sending specially crafted ICMP echo request packets, a remote authenticated attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.

References

https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/46678/
exploitx_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB
http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/152458/TP-LINK-TL-WR...
x_refsource_MISC

EPSS Score

5% chance of being exploited in the next 30 days.

CVSS V3.1

Score:
8.8
Severity:
HIGH
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
Low
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

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