CVE-2018-3951: talos tp-link

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-3951 is a high (CVSS 7.2) vulnerability in talos tp-link. EPSS estimates a 3.93% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 90.2% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 01-12-2018
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 17-09-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

An exploitable remote code execution vulnerability exists in the HTTP header-parsing function of the TP-Link TL-R600VPN HTTP Server. A specially crafted HTTP request can cause a buffer overflow, resulting in remote code execution on the device. An attacker can send an authenticated HTTP request to trigger this vulnerability.

• CWE-119Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory BufferThe product performs operations on a memory buffer, but it reads from or writes to a memory location outside the buffer's intended boundary. This may result in read or write operations on unexpected memory locations that could be linked to other variables, data structures, or internal program data.