What is CVE-2024-42815?

CVE-2024-42815 is a critical-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Re365, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-08-19.

How severe is CVE-2024-42815?

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

Buffer overflow in TP-Link Re365

CVE-2024-42815

In the TP-Link RE365 V1_180213, there is a buffer overflow vulnerability due to the lack of length verification for the USER_AGENT field in /usr/bin/httpd. Attackers who successfully exploit this vulnerability can cause the remote target device to crash or execute arbitrary commands.

Vulnerability class: Buffer Overflow

EPSS: 0.008 (53.1th 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

Tp-link Re365 — versions 1.0
Tp-link Re365_firmware — versions 180213
N/a — versions n/a

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-787 — Out-of-bounds Write

References

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

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2024-42815?: CVE-2024-42815 is a critical-severity vulnerability in TP-Link Re365, classified under Out-of-bounds Write. CVSS score: 9.8/10. Published 2024-08-19.
How severe is CVE-2024-42815?: Critical severity. CVSS v3 base score is 9.8 out of 10.