Buffer overflow in Tenda Ac10

CVE-2018-18730

An issue was discovered on Tenda AC7 V15.03.06.44_CN, AC9 V15.03.05.19(6318)_CN, AC10 V15.03.06.23_CN, AC15 V15.03.05.19_CN, and AC18 V15.03.05.19(6318)_CN devices. There is a buffer overflow vulnerability in the router's web server -- httpd. While processing the 'startIp' and 'endIp' parameters for a post request, each value is directly used in a sprintf to a local variable placed on the stack, which overrides the return address of the function.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.011 (63.4th 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

Weakness classification (CWE)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-18730?
CVE-2018-18730 is a high-severity vulnerability in Tenda Ac10, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2018-10-29.
How severe is CVE-2018-18730?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-18730 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.