CVE-2024-6189: Tenda A301 WifiExtraSet fromSetWirelessRepeat stack-based overflow

Vulnerability summary

CVE-2024-6189 is a high (CVSS 9.0) Stack-based Buffer Overflow vulnerability in tenda a301_firmware. EPSS estimates a 1.36% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 71.4% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.

Timeline

1. 20-06-2024
   PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
2. 01-08-2024
   Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

A vulnerability was found in Tenda A301 15.13.08.12. It has been classified as critical. Affected is the function fromSetWirelessRepeat of the file /goform/WifiExtraSet. The manipulation of the argument wpapsk_crypto leads to stack-based buffer overflow. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The exploit has been disclosed to the public and may be used. The identifier of this vulnerability is VDB-269160. NOTE: The vendor was contacted early about this disclosure but did not respond in any way.

• CWE-121Stack-based Buffer OverflowA stack-based buffer overflow condition is a condition where the buffer being overwritten is allocated on the stack (i.e., is a local variable or, rarely, a parameter to a function).
• CWE-787Out-of-bounds WriteThe product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.