CVE-2022-24973

6.8MEDIUM

Key Information:

Vendor
Tp-link
Status
Tl-wr940n
Vendor
CVE Published:
28 March 2023

Summary

This vulnerability allows network-adjacent attackers to execute arbitrary code on affected installations of TP-Link TL-WR940N 3.20.1 Build 200316 Rel.34392n (5553) routers. Authentication is required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the httpd service, which listens on TCP port 80 by default. The issue results from the lack of proper validation of the length of user-supplied data prior to copying it to a fixed-length stack-based buffer. An attacker can leverage this vulnerability to execute code in the context of root. Was ZDI-CAN-13992.

Affected Version(s)

TL-WR940N 3.20.1 Build 200316 Rel.34392n (5553)

References

https://www.zerodayinitiative.com/advisories/ZDI-22-406/

CVSS V3.1

Score:
6.8
Severity:
MEDIUM
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Adjacent Network
Attack Complexity:
Low
Privileges Required:
High
User Interaction:
None
Scope:
Unchanged

Timeline

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Vadym Kolisnichenko
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