VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2018-15172
TP-Link WR840N devices have a buffer overflow via a long Authorization HTTP header.
HIGH 7.5EPSS 8.30%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (8.30%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
TP-Link WR840N devices have a buffer overflow via a long Authorization HTTP header.
- CVSS 3.0
- 7.5 HIGHCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
- EPSS
- 8.30% probability · 95th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-119
- Affected
- tp-link/tl-wr840n firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://hackingvila.wordpress.com/2018/08/08/tp-link-buffer-overflow-via-a-long-authorization-http-header-cve-2018-15172/Permissions Required
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45203/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
- https://hackingvila.wordpress.com/2018/08/08/tp-link-buffer-overflow-via-a-long-authorization-http-header-cve-2018-15172/Permissions Required
- https://www.exploit-db.com/exploits/45203/Exploit, Third Party Advisory, VDB Entry
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.