What is CVE-2018-15172?

CVE-2018-15172 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tp-link Tl-wr840n, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-08-15.

How severe is CVE-2018-15172?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.

Buffer overflow in Tp-link Tl-wr840n

CVE-2018-15172

TP-Link WR840N devices have a buffer overflow via a long Authorization HTTP header.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.083 (94.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H.

Affected products

Tp-link Tl-wr840n
Tp-link Tl-wr840n_firmware — versions 0.9.1
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-119 — Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
cve@mitre.org (Permissions Required, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-15172?: CVE-2018-15172 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tp-link Tl-wr840n, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-08-15.
How severe is CVE-2018-15172?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.