CVE-2022-24355
Severity:
HIGH
Type:
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
Publication date:
18/02/2022
Last modified:
28/02/2022
Description
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 not required to exploit this vulnerability. The specific flaw exists within the parsing of file name extensions. 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-13910.
Impact
Base Score 3.x
8.80
Severity 3.x
HIGH
Base Score 2.0
8.30
Severity 2.0
HIGH
Vulnerable products and versions
CPE | From | Up to |
---|---|---|
cpe:2.3:o:tp-link:tl-wr940n_firmware:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 211111 (excluding) | |
cpe:2.3:h:tp-link:tl-wr940n:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
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