PT-2018-12920 · Tp Link · Tp-Link Wr840N

Aniket Dinda · Published 2018-08-15 · Updated 2018-10-15 · CVE-2018-15172

Positive Technologies (AI Summary)

CVSS v3.1

7.5

High

Base vector

AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Name of the Vulnerable Software and Affected Versions TP-Link WR840N (affected versions not specified)

Description The issue is related to a buffer overflow that can be triggered by a long Authorization HTTP header.

Recommendations At the moment, there is no information about a newer version that contains a fix for this vulnerability.

Exploit

Buffer Overflow

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-119

Related Identifiers

CVE-2018-15172

Affected Products

Tp-Link Wr840N

References · 4

• 🔥 https://exploit-db.com/exploits/45203 · Exploit
• https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2018-15172 · Vendor Advisory
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2018-15172 · Security Note
• https://hackingvila.wordpress.com/2018/08/08/tp-link-buffer-overflow-via-a-long-authorization-http-header-cve-2018-15172 · Note