CVE-2024-54887

Jan. 15, 2025, 9:15 p.m.

8.0
High

Description

TP-Link TL-WR940N V3 and V4 with firmware 3.16.9 and earlier contain a buffer overflow via the dnsserver1 and dnsserver2 parameters at /userRpm/Wan6to4TunnelCfgRpm.htm. This vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote device in the context of the root user.

Product(s) Impacted

Product Versions
TP-Link TL-WR940N
  • ['V3', 'V4 with firmware 3.16.9 and earlier']

Weaknesses

Common security weaknesses mapped to this vulnerability.

CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.

References

http://tp-link.com
https://github.com/JBince/vulnerability-research/tree/main/CVE-2024-54887

Tags

cve@mitre.org
CWE-120
2025-01-09
CVE-2024-54887

CVSS Score

8.0 / 10

CVSS Data - 3.1

  • Attack Vector: ADJACENT_NETWORK
  • Attack Complexity: LOW
  • Privileges Required: LOW
  • Scope: UNCHANGED
  • Confidentiality Impact: HIGH
  • Integrity Impact: HIGH
  • Availability Impact: HIGH

    • CVSS:3.1/AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

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Timeline

Published: Jan. 9, 2025, 8:15 p.m.
Last Modified: Jan. 15, 2025, 9:15 p.m.

Status : Awaiting Analysis

CVE has been marked for Analysis. Normally once in this state the CVE will be analyzed by NVD staff within 24 hours.

More info

Source

cve@mitre.org

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