CVE-2019-19505
Tenda PA6 Wi-Fi Powerline extender 1.0.1.21 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the "Wireless" section in the web-UI.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (3.50%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
Tenda PA6 Wi-Fi Powerline extender 1.0.1.21 is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the "Wireless" section in the web-UI. By sending a specially crafted hostname, a remote attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system or cause the application to crash.
- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- EPSS
- 3.50% probability · 88th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- tendacn/pa6 firmware
- Source
- cve@mitre.org
References
- https://securityintelligence.com/posts/vulnerable-powerline-extenders-underline-lax-iot-security/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://securityintelligence.com/posts/vulnerable-powerline-extenders-underline-lax-iot-security/Exploit, Third Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.