Buffer overflow in TP-Link Tl-Wr940n
CVE-2019-6989
TP-Link TL-WR940N is vulnerable to a stack-based buffer overflow, caused by improper bounds checking by the ipAddrDispose function. By sending specially crafted ICMP echo request packets, a remote authenticated attacker could overflow a buffer and execute arbitrary code on the system with elevated privileges.
Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow
EPSS: 0.116 (95.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- cve@mitre.org (exploit, x_refsource_EXPLOIT-DB)
- cve@mitre.org (x_refsource_MISC)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-6989?
- CVE-2019-6989 is a high-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Tl-Wr940n, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-06-06.
- How severe is CVE-2019-6989?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.