Buffer overflow in TL-WR940N - CVE-2024-54887
Published: January 21, 2025
Vulnerability identifier: #VU103111
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2024-54887
CWE-ID: CWE-119
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: TP-Link
Affected software:
TL-WR940N
TL-WR940N
Detailed vulnerability description
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in the "dnsserver1" and "dnsserver2" parameters in the /userRpm/Wan6to4TunnelCfgRpm.htm endpoint. A remote user on the local network can trigger memory corruption and execute arbitrary code on the target system.
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability may result in complete compromise of vulnerable system.
How to mitigate CVE-2024-54887
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.