Stack-based buffer overflow in TL-WA1201 - CVE-2021-35004
Published: January 18, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU59685
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2021-35004
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vendor: TP-Link
Affected software:
TL-WA1201
TL-WA1201
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 within the handling of DNS responses. A remote unauthenticated attacker on the local network can send a specially crafted DNS message, trigger stack-based buffer overflow 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-2021-35004
Install updates from vendor's website.