Resource exhaustion in Totolink X5000r

CVE-2025-67445

TOTOLINK X5000R V9.1.0cu.2415_B20250515 contains a denial-of-service vulnerability in /cgi-bin/cstecgi.cgi. The CGI reads the CONTENT_LENGTH environment variable and allocates memory using malloc (CONTENT_LENGTH + 1) without sufficient bounds checking. When lighttpd s request size limit is not enforced, a crafted large POST request can cause memory exhaustion or a segmentation fault, leading to a crash of the management CGI and loss of availability of the web interface.

Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)

EPSS: 0.003 (25.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.5 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/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-2025-67445?
CVE-2025-67445 is a high-severity vulnerability in Totolink X5000r, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 7.5/10. Published 2026-02-24.
How severe is CVE-2025-67445?
High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.5 out of 10.
Is CVE-2025-67445 known to be exploited?
1 public proof-of-concept repositories are indexed. Not currently listed in the CISA KEV catalog.