What is CVE-2022-37842?

CVE-2022-37842 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Totolink A860r, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-09-06.

How severe is CVE-2022-37842?

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

Is CVE-2022-37842 known to be exploited?

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

Buffer overflow in Totolink A860r

CVE-2022-37842

In TOTOLINK A860R V4.1.2cu.5182_B20201027, the parameters in infostat.cgi are not filtered, causing a buffer overflow vulnerability.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.008 (53.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 9.8 (Critical). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Totolink A860r
Totolink A860r_firmware — versions 4.1.2cu.5182_b20201027
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-120 — Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow)

Public proof-of-concept exploits

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2022-37842?: CVE-2022-37842 is a critical-severity vulnerability in Totolink A860r, classified under Buffer Copy without Checking Size of Input (Classic Buffer Overflow). CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2022-09-06.
How severe is CVE-2022-37842?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.
Is CVE-2022-37842 known to be exploited?: 3 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.