8.0
HIGH
CVE-2024-54887
TP-Link TL-WR940N DNS Server Buffer Overflow (Remote Code Execution)
Description

TP-Link TL-WR940N V3 and V4 with firmware 3.16.9 and earlier contain a buffer overflow via the dnsserver1 and dnsserver2 parameters at /userRpm/Wan6to4TunnelCfgRpm.htm. This vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote device in the context of the root user.

INFO

Published Date :

Jan. 9, 2025, 8:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Jan. 15, 2025, 9:15 p.m.

Source :

[email protected]

Remotely Exploitable :

No

Impact Score :

5.9

Exploitability Score :

2.1
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2024-54887 has a 1 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

Affected Products

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: Total Affected Vendor : 0 | Products : 0
References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL Resource
http://tp-link.com
https://github.com/JBince/vulnerability-research/tree/main/CVE-2024-54887

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IamAlch3mist/Awesome-Embedded-Systems-Vulnerability-Research

Resources to getting started vulnerability research on IoT/embedded devices.

Updated: 1 week ago
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Born at : June 30, 2023, 4:44 a.m. This repo has been linked 10 different CVEs too.

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The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2024-54887 vulnerability over time.

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  • CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0

    Jan. 15, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:A/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CWE CWE-120
  • New CVE Received by [email protected]

    Jan. 09, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description TP-Link TL-WR940N V3 and V4 with firmware 3.16.9 and earlier contain a buffer overflow via the dnsserver1 and dnsserver2 parameters at /userRpm/Wan6to4TunnelCfgRpm.htm. This vulnerability allows an authenticated attacker to execute arbitrary code on the remote device in the context of the root user.
    Added Reference http://tp-link.com
    Added Reference https://github.com/JBince/vulnerability-research/tree/main/CVE-2024-54887
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CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

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Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2024-54887 weaknesses.

CAPEC-8: Buffer Overflow in an API Call Buffer Overflow in an API Call CAPEC-9: Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities Buffer Overflow in Local Command-Line Utilities CAPEC-10: Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables Buffer Overflow via Environment Variables CAPEC-14: Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow Client-side Injection-induced Buffer Overflow CAPEC-24: Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow Filter Failure through Buffer Overflow CAPEC-42: MIME Conversion MIME Conversion CAPEC-44: Overflow Binary Resource File Overflow Binary Resource File CAPEC-45: Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links Buffer Overflow via Symbolic Links CAPEC-46: Overflow Variables and Tags Overflow Variables and Tags CAPEC-47: Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion Buffer Overflow via Parameter Expansion CAPEC-67: String Format Overflow in syslog() String Format Overflow in syslog() CAPEC-92: Forced Integer Overflow Forced Integer Overflow CAPEC-100: Overflow Buffers Overflow Buffers
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