Stack-based buffer overflow in TL-WPA4220 - CVE-2020-28005
Published: November 18, 2020 / Updated: November 24, 2020
Vulnerability identifier: #VU48623
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2020-28005
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to perform a denial of service (DoS) attack.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error in httpd. A remote authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted POST request to the /admin/syslog endpoint, trigger stack-based buffer overflow and cause a denial of service condition on the target system.
Affected software
TL-WPA4220
How to mitigate CVE-2020-28005
Install updates from vendor's website.
TL-WPA4220 - update to V4_201023