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CVE-2018-8879

CRITICAL

9.8

Description

Stack-based buffer overflow in Asuswrt-Merlin firmware for ASUS devices older than 384.4 and ASUS firmware before 3.0.0.4.382.50470 for devices allows remote attackers to execute arbitrary code by providing a long string to the blocking.asp page via a GET or POST request. Vulnerable parameters are flag, mac, and cat_id.

CVE Details

CVSS v3.1 Score9.8

SeverityCRITICAL

CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack VectorNETWORK

ComplexityLOW

Privileges RequiredNONE

User InteractionNONE

Published11/21/2019

Last Modified11/21/2024

Sourcenvd

Honeypot Sightings0

Affected Products

asus:rt-ac66uasus:rt-ac66u_firmware

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-787

References

https://pagedout.institute/download/PagedOut_001_beta1.pdf(cve@mitre.org)

https://www.asus.com/Networking/RTAC66U/HelpDesk_BIOS(cve@mitre.org)

https://pagedout.institute/download/PagedOut_001_beta1.pdf(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

https://www.asus.com/Networking/RTAC66U/HelpDesk_BIOS(af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108)

IOC Correlations

No correlations recorded

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