CVE-2022-43970
7.2
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Exploitability: 1.2 / Impact: 5.9
Source: NVD
Description
A buffer overflow vulnerability exists in Linksys WRT54GL Wireless-G Broadband Router with firmware <= 4.30.18.006. A stack-based buffer overflow in the Start_EPI function within the httpd binary allows an authenticated attacker with administrator privileges to execute arbitrary commands on the underlying Linux operating system as root. This vulnerablity can be triggered over the network via a malicious POST request to /apply.cgi.
Affected (1)
Products: Linksys: Wrt54gl Firmware
Configuration A
| Vulnerable Software | Affected Versions |
|---|---|
| Up to 4.30.18.006 |
| Running on/with | Platform Versions |
|---|---|
Linksys Wrt54gl | All versions |
Related CWEs
CWE-120
Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input ('Classic Buffer Overflow')
The product copies an input buffer to an output buffer without verifying that the size of the input buffer is less than the size of the output buffer, leading to a buffer overflow.
CWE-787
Out-of-bounds Write
The product writes data past the end, or before the beginning, of the intended buffer.
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