CVE-2018-8879
Stack-based buffer overflow in Asuswrt-Merlin firmware for ASUS devices older than 384.4 and ASUS firmware before 3.0.0.4.382.50470 for devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a long string to the blocking.asp page via a…
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Description
Stack-based buffer overflow in Asuswrt-Merlin firmware for ASUS devices older than 384.4 and ASUS firmware before 3.0.0.4.382.50470 for devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a long string to the blocking.asp page via a GET or POST request. Vulnerable parameters are flag, mac, and cat_id.
- CVSS 3.1
- 9.8 CRITICALCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 17.19% probability · 97th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- asus/rt-ac66u firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://pagedout.institute/download/PagedOut_001_beta1.pdfExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.asus.com/Networking/RTAC66U/HelpDesk_BIOSProduct
- https://pagedout.institute/download/PagedOut_001_beta1.pdfExploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.asus.com/Networking/RTAC66U/HelpDesk_BIOSProduct
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.