#VU60810 Stack-based buffer overflow in TL-WR940N - CVE-2022-24973
Published: February 23, 2022
Vulnerability identifier: #VU60810
Vulnerability risk: Low
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Clear
CVE-ID: CVE-2022-24973
CWE-ID: CWE-121
Exploitation vector: Adjecent network
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
TL-WR940N
TL-WR940N
Software vendor:
TP-Link
TP-Link
Description
The vulnerability allows a remote user to execute arbitrary code on the target system.
The vulnerability exists due to a boundary error within the httpd service. A remote administrator on the local network can 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.
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.