VulnerabilityModified
CVE-2022-4498
In TP-Link routers, Archer C5 and WR710N-V1, running the latest available code, when receiving HTTP Basic Authentication the httpd service can be sent a crafted packet that causes a heap overflow.
CRITICAL 9.8EPSS 1.78%
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (1.78%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
In TP-Link routers, Archer C5 and WR710N-V1, running the latest available code, when receiving HTTP Basic Authentication the httpd service can be sent a crafted packet that causes a heap overflow. This can result in either a DoS (by crashing the httpd process) or an arbitrary code execution.
- 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
- 1.78% probability · 77th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-787
- Affected
- tp-link/archer c5 firmware · tp-link/tl-wr710n firmware
- Source
- cret@cert.org
References
- https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/572615Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource, VDB Entry
- https://kb.cert.org/vuls/id/572615Third Party Advisory, US Government Resource, VDB Entry
- https://www.kb.cert.org/vuls/id/572615
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.