What is CVE-2018-19528?

CVE-2018-19528 is a critical-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Tl-Wr886n, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-11-26.

How severe is CVE-2018-19528?

Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.

Is CVE-2018-19528 known to be exploited?

3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.

Buffer overflow in TP-Link Tl-Wr886n

CVE-2018-19528

TP-Link TL-WR886N 7.0 1.1.0 devices allow remote attackers to cause a denial of service (Tlb Load Exception) via crafted DNS packets to port 53/udp.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.027 (84.3th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Tp-link Tl-wr886n
Tp-link Tl-wr886n_firmware — versions 7.0.1.1.0
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

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

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2018-19528?: CVE-2018-19528 is a critical-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Tl-Wr886n, classified under Improper Restriction of Operations within the Bounds of a Memory Buffer. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2018-11-26.
How severe is CVE-2018-19528?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2018-19528 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.