SB2018112001 - Multiple vulnerabilities in TP-Link TL-R600VPN



SB2018112001 - Multiple vulnerabilities in TP-Link TL-R600VPN

Published: November 20, 2018

Security Bulletin ID SB2018112001
Severity
Medium
Patch available
YES
Number of vulnerabilities 4
Exploitation vector Remote access
Highest impact Denial of service

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Description

This security bulletin contains information about 4 secuirty vulnerabilities.


1) Infinite loop (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3948)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to cause DoS condition on the target system.

The weakness exists due to infinite loop condition in the URI-parsing functionality of the TP-Link TL-R600VPN HTTP server when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted URL and cause the server to stop responding to requests, resulting in downtime for the management portal.

2) Path traversal (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3949)

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to conduct directory traversal attack on the target system.

The weakness exists due to an error in the URI-parsing functionality of the TP-Link TL-R600VPN HTTP server when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted URL, conduct directory traversal attack and access important data.

3) Stack-based buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3950)

The vulnerability allows a remote administrative attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to stack-based buffer overflow in the ping and tracert functionality of the TP-Link TL-R600VPN HTTP server when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted IP address, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

4) Buffer overflow (CVE-ID: CVE-2018-3951)

The vulnerability allows a remote administrative attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.

The weakness exists due to buffer overflow in the HTTP header-parsing function of the TP-Link TL-R600VPN HTTP server when handling malicious input. A remote attacker can supply a specially crafted HTTP request, trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code with elevated privileges.

Successful exploitation of the vulnerability may result in system compromise.

Remediation

Install update from vendor's website.